[parliament32]

No, QR codes are auto-orienting[1]. If you're getting a different reading at different orientations, there is a bug in your scanner.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QR_code#Design

[egypturnash]

It does seem to be possible to design QR codes that scan differently depending on the orientation, though they look a little visibly malformed.

https://hackaday.com/2025/01/23/this-qr-code-leads-to-two-we...