Breaking Tape Winner Certificate, Portrait

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An upright winner certificate topped by a broken vermilion finish tape, with the name, the contest, achievements, details, 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: 210 × 297 mm · 8.27 × 11.69 in
US Letter: 8.5 × 11 in · 216 × 279 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

Here the broken finish tape becomes the masthead. WINNER stands in the gap, the long left end drops in a loose S and the short right end folds over, both finishing in a torn edge. Below come the name in script, the contest, a statement, and the record in two columns: achievements on one side and round, category, entry, issue date and credential ID on the other. Two signatures flank the QR code at the foot. It gives a calm, ordered page with one lively drawing at the top.

About

Winner Certificate Template, Breaking the Tape Portrait

Schools, youth clubs and associations often file their awards upright: in a record of achievement, a portfolio for a scholarship application or a frame on a classroom wall. A portrait winner certificate fits that use, and it suits contests for children and students as well as staff challenges, science fairs, art and writing competitions and pitch days, where the winner is chosen by a judging panel.

Wording on the template“Chosen by the judging panel from every entry in the final round of the Innovation Challenge, this entry came out on top on the day, ahead of the whole field of competitors and by a clear margin.”

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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 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.