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Academic Letterhead

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Elegant academic letterhead + letter LaTeX template, name, department & university header with a thin accent rule, date, recipient block, and a formal letter body with signature. Ideal for recommendation and formal letters.

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Document class
article [11pt, letterpaper]
Compiles with
pdfLaTeX
Pages in the compiled PDF
4
Bibliography
None
Files
1 file: 1 .tex
Packages
  • inputenc
  • fontenc
  • geometry
  • charter
  • microtype
  • xcolor
  • hyperref
The preamble of main.tex, from \documentclass to \begin{document}.
\documentclass[11pt,letterpaper]{article}

\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage[letterpaper, top=0.7in, bottom=0.7in, left=0.9in, right=0.9in]{geometry}

% Classic and highly readable academic serif font
\usepackage{charter}
\usepackage{microtype}

% Color definitions
\usepackage{xcolor}
\definecolor{accent}{HTML}{8A1C14}      % Academic Burgundy
\definecolor{charcoal}{HTML}{2B2B2B}    % Dark Charcoal for text
\definecolor{muted}{HTML}{555555}       % Gray for subtext

% Hyperlink configuration
\usepackage[colorlinks=true, urlcolor=accent, linkcolor=accent]{hyperref}

% Page layout settings
\setlength{\parindent}{0pt}
\setlength{\parskip}{0.65em}
\pagestyle{empty} % Disable page numbers for single-page letter

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What does the Academic Letterhead template load?

It uses the article class (options: 11pt, letterpaper), builds with pdfLaTeX, and loads 7 packages: inputenc, fontenc, geometry, charter, microtype, xcolor and hyperref.

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The compiled sample is 4 pages, from a single file. Replace the sample text with yours and the layout stays.

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