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A stopwatch hackathon badge with an orange run arc from kickoff to the finish, a SHIPPED band, the event name and year. For every team that demoed.

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Round badge, readable at profile-picture size
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Updated 31 October 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: Hackathon

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

Fonts

Space Grotesk: Title, Text, Recipient name
JetBrains Mono: Labels

Google Fonts, free for commercial use.

Colours

Paper#faf9f6
Ink#15172b
Accent#d9461c
Second accent#3442b5
Muted text#5d6175

Change any colour in the studio.

Design notes

This badge is a midnight stopwatch with a crown, a side pusher and a ticked rim. An orange run arc starts at a hollow kickoff ring by the crown and runs all the way round into the finish knob, so the whole event fits in one turn of the dial. On the light face sit the organiser's logo and name, the hackathon's name, a straight SHIPPED band, the level PARTICIPANT and the year, all in a clean grotesque and a monospace face that stay readable at thumbnail size.

About

Hackathon Badge Template, Stopwatch Run Sheet

After the final demo, most hackers want something they can post that same night. A digital badge does that job: it goes on a LinkedIn profile, a GitHub README or a project page, and it shows that the holder stayed through the build, shipped a prototype and stood in front of the judges. University tech clubs, student chapters, company innovation teams and civic tech groups issue one to every participant, and often a second badge to the winning teams.

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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 hackathon certificate is ready

Hi name,

Thank you for building with us. You formed a team, worked through the deadline and showed the judges what you made, and that is worth keeping a record of.

Your certificate of participation is ready. Open it to see it, download a copy to print, or share it on LinkedIn next to a link to your project so your network can see what you built.

We hope to see you at the next kickoff.

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

Post for the recipient to share

Last weekend our team went from a blank repo to a working prototype in 48 hours, then pitched it to the judges on demo day. Very little sleep, a lot of learning, and great teammates. Proud to share my hackathon certificate of participation. Thank you to the organisers and mentors who made it happen. #Hackathon #BuildInPublic

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

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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.