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WhatsApp chat button generator

Build a floating "Chat with us" button that opens a WhatsApp chat with your number, and copy it as one snippet of HTML. No script, no account, nothing stored.

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How to add it to your site

  1. Fill in the form and press Copy HTML.

  2. Paste the snippet just before the closing </body> tag of your pages, or into the place your site builder offers for custom code:

    • WordPress: a Custom HTML block or widget in the footer, or your theme's "footer code" setting.
    • Shopify: Online Store, Themes, Edit code, in theme.liquid before </body>.
    • Wix, Squarespace, Webflow: the site-wide custom code or embed setting, placed at the end of the body.
  3. Open your site on a phone and tap the button. It should open WhatsApp with your number and the pre-filled message.

The button sits in the corner you chose, above your page content. If it covers a cookie banner or another chat widget, change bottom:20px in the snippet to a larger value.

Write a pre-filled message that helps you

The visitor can edit the message before sending, so keep it short and natural. It does two jobs: it removes the blank-page moment for the customer, and it tells you where the chat came from.

  • On a product page: "Hi, I have a question about the oak desk."
  • On the contact page: "Hi, I would like to book an appointment."
  • In an ad landing page: "Hi, I saw your spring offer."

Need only the link, for a bio or an email signature? Use the link generator.

When the chats start arriving

A button turns visitors into conversations, and conversations need answering. With the free WhatsApp Business app you can set a greeting, an away message and quick replies, and answer from a computer through WhatsApp Web. When more than a few people need the same inbox, or you want a bot to answer first, that is the point where a WhatsApp Business platform pays for itself.

Questions people ask

Is the chat button free?

Yes. The snippet is plain HTML that links to WhatsApp's own wa.me address. There is no account, no monthly fee and no script from this site running on yours.

Does the button slow down my website?

No. It is one link with inline styles and a small inline icon, a few hundred bytes. It loads nothing from another server and sets no cookies.

Why is there no WhatsApp logo on the button?

WhatsApp's logo may only be used from Meta's official brand files and within Meta's brand guidelines, so this tool does not hand out a copy. The button uses a neutral chat icon and your own colour; the text can still say "Chat on WhatsApp".

Do visitors need my number saved?

No. The link opens a chat with your number directly, on a phone in the WhatsApp app and on a computer in WhatsApp Web or the desktop app.

Can I see how many people clicked?

Not from the button itself. Track the click as an outbound-link event in your own analytics, or use a different pre-filled message per page so the first message tells you where the chat started.

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Sources

Checked against WhatsApp's own help pages on . WhatsApp changes its apps often; if a menu has moved, the official Help Center has the last word.