Standard US Formal Reference Letter
About this template
A US-style reference letter on the letter class with a company letterhead and an at-a-glance box for tenure and growth, a signature result, team impact and core strength.
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What is in this template
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- Document class
letter[11pt]- Compiles with
- pdfLaTeX
- Pages in the compiled PDF
- 3
- Bibliography
- None
- Files
- 2 files: 1 .tex, 1 image
- Packages
geometryfontencxcolortcolorboxtikzfontawesome5enumitemmicrotypefancyhdrlastpage
\documentclass[11pt]{letter}
\usepackage[top=0.75in,bottom=1in,left=1in,right=1in]{geometry}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage{xcolor}
\usepackage{tcolorbox}
\tcbuselibrary{skins}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{positioning,calc}
\usepackage{fontawesome5}
\usepackage{enumitem}
\usepackage{microtype}
\usepackage{fancyhdr}
\usepackage{lastpage}
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% Palette
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\definecolor{navy}{HTML}{1B2A4A}
\definecolor{gold}{HTML}{B8860B}
\definecolor{slate}{HTML}{5B6B79}
\definecolor{paleblue}{HTML}{EEF2F7}
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% Typographic rhythm
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\setlength{\parindent}{0pt}
\setlength{\parskip}{7pt}
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% Running footer
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\pagestyle{fancy}
\fancyhf{}
\renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0pt}
\renewcommand{\footrulewidth}{0.4pt}
\fancyfootoffset{0pt}
\fancyfoot[L]{\footnotesize\color{slate}Reference Letter \textbar\ Sarah Chen}
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What does the Standard US Formal Reference Letter template load?
It uses the letter class (options: 11pt), builds with pdfLaTeX, and loads 10 packages, including geometry, fontenc, xcolor, tcolorbox, tikz, fontawesome5, enumitem and microtype.
How long is the Standard US Formal Reference Letter sample?
The compiled sample is 3 pages, from 2 files: 1 .tex, 1 image. Replace the sample text with yours and the layout stays.
Is the Standard US Formal Reference Letter template free to use online?
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