Diamond Grade Certificate of Excellence Certificate, Portrait

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A tall certificate of excellence built like a diamond report: a round brilliant at the head, graded rows marked Excellent, signatures and a QR code at the foot.

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A4 and US Letter, composed for each
Your logo, colours and wording
A QR code on every copy that proves it is real
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Updated 7 November 2026 · Designed by the Hyperstack studio

What is on it

A complete record, not just a name

You write once

The same for everyone. Keep the template’s words or change them.

Title: Certificate
Statement: A line of thanks or achievement, written for this topic
Skills: Quality of work, Customer satisfaction 98%, Consistency of results and Attention to detail
Details: category and basis
Signatures: Director and Head of Quality

Filled in for each person

Hyperstack fills these from your list when you send.

Recipient name
Program or award name
Issue date
Credential ID
QR code to the verification page

Specifications

Sizes, fonts and colours

Sizes

A4: 210 × 297 mm · 8.27 × 11.69 in
US Letter: 8.5 × 11 in · 216 × 279 mm

Fonts

Bodoni Moda: Title, Recipient name
Jost: Text, Labels
Mrs Saint Delafield: Signatures

Google Fonts, free for commercial use.

Colours

Paper#f9f8f4
Ink#152033
Accent#23446e
Second accent#9c7a3c
Muted text#5d6676

Change any colour in the studio.

Design notes

The portrait version stacks a grading report on one centred axis. A large top view of a round brilliant heads the page under the logo, followed by the title, the recipient's name and the award. Four graded rows, each marked EXCELLENT in gold, sit above a side-view proportions diagram that works as a divider, then come the issue date, the inscription number, and two signatures with the QR code between them. The upright format suits a frame on an office or classroom wall.

About

Certificate of Excellence Template, Diamond Report Portrait

Excellence is a grade, not a mark for taking part, and a certificate of excellence should read that way. It goes to the person whose work reached the top of the scale: a support agent with a near-perfect customer satisfaction score, a nurse named in a service excellence programme, a pupil who ended the year with outstanding results. Teams often present it with a short citation that names the standard reached and who judged it.

Wording on the template“In recognition of work held to the highest standard: exact, consistent and finished with care. Every quality reviewed for this award was graded Excellent by the review panel, the highest grade awarded.”

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Words that go with it

The email and the post, written for you

Email to send with it

Subject: name, your Certificate of Excellence is ready

Hi name,

Congratulations. Your work this year stood out for its quality and care, and we are proud to award you a Certificate of Excellence.

The certificate names what you did so well and is signed by the people who reviewed it. Open it to see it, download a copy to print, or add it to your LinkedIn profile so your network can see the standard you set.

Thank you for raising the bar for all of us.

Hyperstack fills in each person’s name and link when it sends.

Post for the recipient to share

I am proud to share that I received a Certificate of Excellence this year. It recognises the quality of my work and the results our team delivered for our customers. Thank you to my managers and colleagues for their support and for holding each other to a high standard every day. #Excellence #ProudMoment

Recipients share it with one click from their credential page, with the badge attached.

Printing

Printing it well

Print at actual size

Choose “Actual size” or 100% in the print dialog, not “Fit to page”, so the margins and the QR code keep their size.

Use card, not paper

A matte or silk card of 200–300 gsm (about 80–110 lb cover) feels like an award and does not curl in a frame.

Frame it

A4 fits a standard 21 × 29.7 cm frame; US Letter fits an 8.5 × 11 in frame, or an 11 × 14 in frame with a mat. Hang it upright, as designed.

Mind the edges

Most home printers leave a thin white border. For a design that runs to the edge, use a print shop or your printer’s borderless setting.

Certificate or badge?

Send both. They do different jobs.

Certificate

A full record: name, statement, skills, dates and signatures
Printed and framed, or kept as a PDF
Opens to a page anyone can verify

Digital badge

A small image people put on LinkedIn and in email signatures
Carries the verified details inside it (Open Badges 2.0)
One click shows who earned it and who issued it

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How to send it

From template to everyone’s inbox

01
Make it yours
Open the template, add your logo and change any colour or word.
02
Add your people
Upload a spreadsheet, or connect your LMS, HR tool or form.
03
Send it
Each person gets an email and their own credential page, in one go.
04
They share it
Recipients add it to LinkedIn; anyone can verify it from the QR code.