vCard

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Summary #

vCard, also known as VCF (Virtual Contact File), is a file format standard for electronic business cards. vCards can be attached to e-mail messages, sent via Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS), on the World Wide Web, instant messaging, NFC or through QR Code.

They can contain:

name and address information,
phone numbers,
e-mail addresses,
URLs, logos,
photographs, and audio clips.

wikipedia

BEGIN:VCARD
VERSION:4.0
FN:Simon Perreault
N:Perreault;Simon;;;ing. jr,M.Sc.
BDAY:--0203
GENDER:M
EMAIL;TYPE=work:simon.perreault@viagenie.ca
END:VCARD

List of allowed Properties #

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Best practices for generating vCards #

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