Breaking Tape Winner Certificate

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A landscape winner certificate with a vermilion finish tape broken across the page, the winner's name below it, results, 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: Winner
Statement: A line of thanks or achievement, written for this topic
Skills: Original idea, Working prototype, Final-round pitch and Judges' top score
Details: round, category and entry
Signatures: Head Judge and Competition Director

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

Fonts

Barlow Condensed: Title, Labels
Barlow: Text
Alex Brush: Recipient name
Mrs Saint Delafield: Signatures

Google Fonts, free for commercial use.

Colours

Paper#fbf7f0
Ink#15213a
Accent#d33a2c
Second accent#b5862c
Muted text#5a6172

Change any colour in the studio.

Design notes

This wide page puts the finish line across its full width. A vermilion tape enters from both edges and breaks around WINNER, its loose ends curling down and torn off, and the recipient's name sits in a flowing script just under the break, followed by the contest and a short statement. A row of four achievements and a results strip with round, category, entry, issue date and credential ID come next, with two signatures and a QR code at the foot. It suits judged contests that want a bold, energetic award for the wall.

About

Winner Certificate Template, Breaking the Tape

A winner certificate is the record of the entry that came out on top: the best project at an innovation challenge, the team that won a hackathon, the pupil who won the school spelling contest or the club member who took the tournament. Organisers usually hand it over at the prize-giving, signed by the head judge and the person who ran the competition, and the best ones say what was judged and in which round the result was decided.

Wording on the template“Chosen by the judging panel from every entry in the final round, this entry came out on top on the day, ahead of the whole field and by a clear margin, in a contest judged on the originality of the idea, the quality of the build and the delivery.”

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Words that go with it

The email and the post, written for you

Email to send with it

Subject: Congratulations, name: you are the winner

Hi name,

Congratulations on winning the competition. The judges looked closely at every entry, and yours came out on top. It was a well-deserved result.

Your winner certificate is ready. Open it to see your award, download a copy to print and keep, or share it on LinkedIn so the people who helped you along the way can celebrate the win with you.

Thank you for taking part, and well done again.

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

Post for the recipient to share

Happy to share that our entry won this year's Innovation Challenge. Thank you to the judging panel for their careful review and to every team that entered: the final round was close and the ideas were strong. Most of all, thank you to the people who built and tested this with me. #Winner #Innovation

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 on its side, 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.