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Design your certificate. No signup needed.

Drag text, shapes, signatures, a QR code, and an image of your seal — exactly the editor your students will see issued on. Sign up to keep what you make and bulk-issue from CSV.

  • Drag · drop · nudge with arrow keys
  • QR code that verifies live
  • Real variables — student, course, date
HONOURED
{{organisation_name}}
CERTIFICATE
of Completion
This certificate is proudly awarded to
{{student_name}}
for the successful completion of {{course_name}} on {{completion_date}}.
{{instructor_name}}
Signing Authority
QR
CERTIFIED
CERTIFICATE ID
{{certificate_id}}
VERIFY AT
Scan the QR code →
Issued by The Big Class · Digital Signature {{certificate_id}}

Click to select · Shift+click to multi-select · ⌘A select all · ⌘Z undo · ⌘⇧Z redo · drag to move · blue corner to resize · ←↑↓→ nudge (shift = 10px) · Backspace deletes · ⌘D duplicates.

Inspector

Pick a tool from the left to add a block, or click any block on the canvas to edit it.

  • {{student_name}}Recipient name
  • {{course_name}}Course name
  • {{completion_date}}Completion date
  • {{instructor_name}}Instructor name
  • {{organisation_name}}Organisation
  • {{certificate_id}}Certificate ID
  • {{grade}}Grade (optional)

Wrap any variable above in {{ }} inside any text/signature block — it'll be replaced with the recipient's real value when the cert is issued.

Shortcuts

↑ ↓ ← → · nudge 1px (Shift = 10px)

Shift+click · add to selection

⌘A · select all · Esc · deselect

⌘Z · undo · ⌘⇧Z / ⌘Y · redo

Backspace · remove · ⌘D · duplicate

Variables auto-fill at issue time

Drop {{student_name}} or {{course_name}} into any text or signature block — we'll replace them per recipient.

Every certificate is verifiable

The QR block links to a live verify URL. Anyone scanning it sees who earned it and when.

Saved locally as you build

Your work is in your browser. Come back later — it'll still be here until you sign up and move it in.