Dictionary Entry English Course Certificate, Portrait

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English Course Completion Badge Template: badge preview

English Course Certificate Template, Dictionary Entry Landscape: landscape certificate preview

A portrait English language certificate laid out as a full dictionary page, with the name as headword, four skills, CEFR level, 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 5 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 Completion
Statement: A line of thanks or achievement, written for this topic
Skills: Grammar and usage, Speaking fluency, Academic writing and Listening skills
Details: duration and standard
Signatures: Course Director and Head of Studies

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

Libre Caslon Text: Title, Text, Recipient name
Source Sans 3: Labels
Mrs Saint Delafield: Signatures

Google Fonts, free for commercial use.

Colours

Paper#f7f2e6
Ink#1c2230
Accent#8a2a2b
Second accent#b08a3e
Muted text#6b6559

Change any colour in the studio.

Design notes

The portrait version is a full single page from a learner's dictionary, with the running head and publisher line at the top. The name is the oxblood headword, followed by its pronunciation and level box, then the program and statement as sense 1. Senses 2 to 5 sit in two columns divided by a hairline. A tinted usage-note band holds the duration, standard, issue date and credential ID, and two signatures stand beside the QR code at the foot. A tall thumb index runs the full edge. Upright pages suit portfolios, binders and student files.

About

English Language Certificate Template, Dictionary Page

Students of English collect certificates at every step: a term of evening classes, a summer school, a pre-sessional course before university, or workplace English for a new job. The school or trainer issues one when the course ends, and a good one lists the skills covered (grammar, speaking, writing and listening), the number of hours and the CEFR level, so the next teacher or employer knows where the learner stands.

Wording on the template“A learner who has met every requirement of this course and now uses English with clear, growing confidence in study, at work and in everyday conversation.”

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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 English course certificate is ready

Hi name,

Congratulations on finishing your English course. You put in the hours, spoke up in class and kept going, and your progress shows.

Your certificate is ready. Open it to see the level you reached and the skills you worked on, download a copy to print, or add it to your LinkedIn profile so teachers and employers can see your new level.

We hope to see you in the next course.

Best wishes from your teachers.

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

Post for the recipient to share

I have just finished my English course and reached CEFR Level B1. Sixty hours of grammar, speaking practice, listening and writing later, I feel much more confident using English at work and in daily life. Thank you to my teachers and classmates for the patience and the practice. On to the next level. #EnglishLanguage #LanguageLearning

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.