Design codes are different from the QR codes that come from previous Animal Crossing games.
QR codes for Animal Crossing: New Horizons will contain four QR codes like this: To gain these outfits in-game you’ll need to scan all four codes via the mobile app, then open up New Horizons. You can also import old designs that you may have saved in Animal Crossing: New Leaf and/or Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer on Nintendo 3DS, as well as designs that other people have previously created and shared online. So long as you have a design’s QR code(s), you can import it into New Horizons for you to use.
In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, players can create their own designs and patterns that can be used as clothing, artwork, and more. Players can also share these creations with the world through special Design Codes that can be entered in the Custom Designs Portal in the Able Sisters shop.
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These Design Codes are different from the QR codes that were generated in past Animal Crossing games, like Animal Crossing: New Leaf. Instead of scanning a QR code using your mobile device, you can add these new patterns to your game by using each design’s special code.
If you find a design online that you want to add to your New Horizons account, just follow these steps to add it to your game!
Before we begin, though, there are few requirements to keep in mind. If you want to add these patterns to your game, you need to have the Able Sisters shop unlocked, and you must have a Nintendo Switch Online membership. Finally, you must be connected to the internet (even if temporarily).
Head into the Able Sisters shop and interact with the Custom Designs Portal at the back of the store.
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Select “Access the kiosk.” Your Switch will connect to the internet.
If you want to search for an individual design, select “Search by Design ID.” If you want to search for a creator to view all of their designs, choose “Search by Creator ID.”
For this guide, we’ll show you how to download this Mimikyu Hat shared by Instagram user kyutii_arts. Since we’re looking for just the hat, we’ll select “Search by Design ID.”
Type the code for the design or creator you want to find, and then select “Confirm” or press the “+” button to enter it.
If you entered the code correctly, New Horizons will show you the pattern and allow you to save it. Select “Save.” Please note that if you searched for a Creator ID instead, you'll see a menu with all of that player's available designs, and you can select the one you want to save.
The Custom Designs app on your Nook Phone will open, allowing you to save the design to one of your design slots. Move your cursor to the slot you want to use and press “A” to select it.
Select “Overwrite it.” to save the design to that slot.
And that’s all there is to it! The design will be saved to your Custom Designs app, and you can use it just like you would any other custom design in the game.
Have fun!
To learn more about Animal Crossing: New Horizons, or to view more of our guides for the game, check out our previous coverage.
Disclosure: Nintendo gave SuperParent a code for Animal Crossing: New Horizons for coverage purposes.
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If you’re one of the 13.41 million people who purchased Animal Crossing: New Horizons, surely you’ve heard of QR codes. They are a fun and exciting way to bring new designs to your island (and other people’s islands as well if you’re willing to share) and the perfect way to customize items. In my recent endeavors to find the best QR codes out there, I’ve learned that it’s easy once you know where to look. Which is why I’m bringing them to you! In this article we’ll discuss my favorite spots to find QR codes and how to use them.
Reddit’s r/ACQR
The subreddit r/ACQR has been, by far, my favorite place to find QR codes. The community has over 175,000 members who post their own designs for you to use including flower paths, clothing, album artwork for walls, doormats to place in front of your villagers’ houses, and even animals to add to the “pet bed” item.
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So how do you actually get these designs in your game? Simply follow these steps: First, make sure your Nintendo Switch is connected to the internet. Head on over to the Able Sisters store. In the back of the store is the Custom Designs Portal. Press A > Access the kiosk.
The next step depends on whether you see a Design ID or Creator ID in the Reddit post you’re interested in. Creator ID’s begin with the letters MA, and will allow access to all of that creator’s designs. Design ID’s begin with MO, and will allow access to a specific design. It’s up to the creator to decide which they’d like to share. Select whichever applies, and simply enter the code. Then select a slot to save the design in. You are now free to use the QR code for anything that is customizable in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Have fun with it!
This Custom Designs Portal method can also be used when sharing designs between friends or on forums by exchanging Design ID’s or Creator ID’s. Animal Crossing Closet has tons of clothing options to choose from as well.
Animal Crossing Pattern Tool
This tool is absolutely perfect for anyone who already has images that they would like to integrate into their island, but is having a hard time duplicating the designs. It provides you with a larger view of the grid to make creating your own designs even simpler. Or, even better, you can choose the Convert+ option. This allows you to upload any image saved on your computer. It automatically converts the design for you. Adjust/crop the picture to your liking, select Convert once more, then Generate QR Code.
If you don’t have pictures of your own to use, you can browse the site’s designs as well. Here’s how to scan the QR code:
Download the Nintendo Switch Online app on your iOS or Android device. Follow the instructions within the app to connect your Nintendo Switch to your phone, You’ll only have to do this once.
Then, under Game Specific Services, select Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Select Designs > Scan a QR code. Your camera should pop up with a QR scanner.
Next, in the game, press ZL to access your cell phone > Custom Designs > press “+” > Download. The QR code captured on your phone should appear.
This Nintendo Switch Online method can also be used for things like the Getty Museum’s Animal Crossing Art Generator, where you can download artwork from their gallery of favorites or on Animal Crossing Paths, a resource dedicated to pathway designs.
Congratulations! You now know two different methods of downloading QR codes in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Here’s my latest “Starbucks” café kiosk created using the Custom Designs Portal method.
What are you planning on doing first with QR codes? There are so many options to choose from (I really hope that Nintendo eventually expands the maximum number of design slots) and endless opportunities for what you can create! If you get tired of all that crafting and need a break, relax, sit back and do as Stitches would:
“I will love myself by eating my favorite ice cream and wearing baggy clothes!”
– StitchesComments
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