Top Step First Place Badge
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A digital first place badge shaped like a three-step podium, with a gold "1" on the top block, FIRST PLACE on a gold base and the year beside it.
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- Round badge, readable at profile-picture size
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Updated 7 November 2026 · Designed by the Hyperstack studio
See it where it lives
Drawn to read at small sizes
A badge is mostly seen small. These are its real sizes on screen.
On a profile
120 px
In a list of badges
64 px
In an email signature
40 px
What is on it
A badge people are proud to show
You write once
The same for everyone. Keep the template’s words or change them.
- Badge words
- First Place
Filled in for each person
Hyperstack fills these from your list when you send.
- The recipient’s name and the award, in the badge’s verified record
- The issue date and a credential ID
- A link anyone can click to verify it
Specifications
Sizes, fonts and colours
Sizes
- Badge
- 470 × 470 px, round · Reads at 120 px on a profile
Colours
- Paper#fbf8f1
- Ink#14213a
- Accent#1b2d50
- Second accent#b98a3a
- Muted text#5d6676
Change any colour in the studio.
Design notes
The badge is the podium itself, with no circle or shield around it. Three navy blocks stand on a gold slab that reads FIRST PLACE in bold capitals; the tall centre block carries a large gold Didone "1", the left block holds the organisation's logo on a small cream plate and the right block shows the year. The rank still reads at a small profile size, so it works for any contest where the top placing is the news.
About
First Place Badge Template, Top Step Podium
A digital badge lets the person who placed first show the result the same day: on a LinkedIn profile, an email signature, a student portfolio or a club page, with a link to the verified award behind it. Hackathons, quiz leagues, robotics and science fairs, sales contests and school sports days all use one next to, or instead of, a printed 1st place award.
More wording ideas for first place certificatesWords that go with it
The email and the post, written for you
Email to send with it
Subject: You placed first, name: your certificate is ready
Hi name,
Congratulations on taking first place. Out of every entry in the competition, the judges put yours at the top, and you earned it.
Your first place certificate is ready. Open it to see your result, download a copy to print and frame, or share it on LinkedIn so the people who supported you can celebrate with you.
Well done, and thank you for raising the standard for everyone who took part.
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 placed first in this year's competition. Thank you to the judges for their time and to everyone who entered: the standard was high, and it pushed me to do my best work. Special thanks to the people who helped me prepare. #FirstPlace #Competition
Recipients share it with one click from their credential page, with the badge attached.
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
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.
The badge is a round image on a 470 × 470 px board, drawn to stay readable at 120 px, the size of a profile picture.
Bodoni Moda (title, recipient name), Jost (text, labels). All are Google Fonts, free for personal and commercial use, and you can swap any of them in the studio.
Yes. Every text, colour and drawing is its own layer in the studio. Add your logo in the logo spot; the design keeps its balance with a wide or a square logo.
Each person gets the badge with their own verified record. They add it to LinkedIn or an email signature, and anyone who clicks it sees who earned it and who issued it.
Yes. This design is part of a set: Top Step First Place Certificate and Top Step First Place Certificate, Portrait. Issue them together so the certificate and the badge read as one award for first place.
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