Golden Weft Certificate of Participation Certificate, Portrait

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A portrait participation certificate for students, kids' clubs and community programs, with a woven panel, the activities, two signatures and a QR code.

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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 of Participation
Statement: A line of thanks or achievement, written for this topic
Took part in: Workshops, Team activities, Group discussions and Networking sessions
Details: format, duration, venue and open to
Signatures: Event Director and Program Coordinator

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

Fraunces: Title, Recipient name
Figtree: Text, Labels
Mrs Saint Delafield: Signatures

Google Fonts, free for commercial use.

Colours

Paper#fbf8f2
Ink#1f2633
Accent#2b4470
Second accent#a8711d
Muted text#5f6673

Change any colour in the studio.

Design notes

The tall page is centred. Under the title sits a woven panel of indigo warp and ecru weft; its middle thread is gold, and it swings out of the cloth in one long curve that settles under the participant's name. Below follow the program, a statement, two columns of activities, the format, duration, venue, audience, issue date and credential ID, and two signatures with the QR code between them. The look is warm and handmade, friendly for kids and calm enough for adults.

About

Certificate of Participation Template, Golden Weft Portrait

Schools, summer camps, sports clubs and youth programs often prefer an upright certificate: it slides into a student folder, pins neatly to a display board and fits a standard frame at home. A participation certificate in portrait thanks children and students for joining a reading challenge, a debate, a sports day or a science fair, whatever the result, and it works just as well for adults at a volunteer program or a community workshop. It should say what they joined and who stands behind it.

Wording on the template“Joined the workshops, team activities and group conversations alongside fellow participants, shared ideas and questions, and added their own thread to an experience made together by everyone who came.”

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Words that go with it

The email and the post, written for you

Email to send with it

Subject: Thank you for taking part, name: your certificate is here

Hi name,

Thank you for being part of our event. The workshops, the conversations and the team activities were better because you joined in.

Your certificate of participation is ready. Open it to see it, download a copy to print, or share it on LinkedIn so your network can see what you took part in.

We hope to see you again next time.

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

Post for the recipient to share

This week I took part in our annual community event: a day of workshops, team activities and good conversations with people I would not have met otherwise. I came away with new ideas and a few new friends. Thank you to the organisers for bringing everyone together. Here is my certificate of participation. #Community #Learning

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.