# WhatsApp click-to-chat link

> Turn a phone number and a message into one link. Anyone who taps it starts a WhatsApp chat with you.

Make a wa.me link that opens a WhatsApp chat with your number and a pre-filled message, with a QR code and a button for your site. Built in your browser.

- Tool: [WhatsApp link](https://fixmint.cc/whatsapp-link)
- Category: [Make & generate](https://fixmint.cc/generators)
- Fixes: Start a WhatsApp chat by link
- Runs in the browser: files and text stay on the device, no sign-up, free.

## How to make a WhatsApp link

1. Choose the country and type the phone number, with or without the leading 0.
2. Add a message if you want one. It appears in the chat box, ready to send.
3. Copy the link, download the QR code, or copy the button HTML for your site.

## Questions

### Does the person need to save my number first?

No. The link opens a chat with that number even when it is not in their contacts. They need WhatsApp installed on their phone.

### Why does the number have no plus sign or leading zero?

WhatsApp wants the full international number: the country code, then the number, with no plus sign, spaces, dashes, brackets or trunk zero. The tool removes those. Italy keeps its leading 0, because Italian numbers include it.

### Is the message sent automatically?

No. It appears in the message box of the chat, and the person taps send. WhatsApp documents the text in the link as a pre-filled message.

### What if I leave the number out?

The link becomes wa.me/?text=, which WhatsApp documents as a share link. The person picks the contact, so it suits a message that anyone can send to whoever they choose.

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