The mark has to be the same every time.
The AppPlayer Device mark says one thing — any bundle opens on this device. For that to be worth anything, the mark has to be the same wherever it is seen. These are the rules that keep it so, and they apply to every certified manufacturer.
2026-08-03 · v1It is not redrawn.
The mark is one shape. Proportions, corner radii and inner spacing are fixed. Use the file as published — anything traced or re-set is not the mark. That is also why it is a filled plate with the layout cut out of it: a mark made of strokes comes out differently every time, because moulding and etching each carry their own line weight.
One shape, three lockups
There is no separate drawing per size. The same shape carries the name and the number, or drops them.
Only where there is no room for the name — moulded or etched. The certification number must then appear somewhere on the product label.
The default. Silkscreen, packaging, listings. The name is what separates it from a regulatory mark.
Back panel, label, spec sheet. The lockup that can be checked — use it wherever checking matters.
Keep the surround empty.
Leave half the glyph's height clear on every side. In particular, do not set it against CE, FCC or KC — put next to them it reads as one of them. This is a compatibility mark, not a regulatory approval.
One colour is the rule.
Black or white. On a dark surface, white. Teal is for screens only — moulding and etching have no colour, and a mark that assumes colour falls apart on the back of a device.
The QR does not replace the mark.
It sits beside it. An unscanned QR says nothing; what a person reads is the glyph and the name. Print the certification number as text too — in a rack or in poor light nothing scans, and someone has to read the number off by eye.
| Item | Value | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Address | https://appplayer.app/v/{5 chars} | Shorter means larger modules and an easier scan. A few characters more and the version steps up. |
| Error correction | Q | H steps the version up, so modules get smaller at the same size. Where things wear, bigger modules win. |
| Module | 0.5 mm or more · 0.6 mm etched | Below that it stops reading on a device a few years old. |
| Size | 18.5 mm square (incl. 4-module quiet zone) | At 0.5 mm modules. |
| Centre | Leave it filled | A logo on top eats error-correction headroom. That headroom is for wear. |
| Inversion | Never | On a dark surface, lay a white square and print black on it. |
0.5 mm modules is the floor.
Printed at true size below (it looks larger by your screen's scale, but the ratios are measured). Keeping the address short is scan performance.
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for etching
The same thing has to come out in all three.
A 4″ badge has no room for the QR. On devices that size, etch the glyph only and let the QR live on the packaging or the label.
The row on the back panel
Put a divider and clear space between the regulatory marks and ours.
What not to do
- Change proportions, corner radii or inner spacing
- Rotate, skew, add a shadow or a keyline
- Use teal or any other colour off-screen
- Re-set the name or add wording to it
- Place it inside the row of regulatory marks
- Use it on an uncertified model, or keep using it after certification lapses
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