Elegant Resume Template

Elegant sets your name and section labels in a serif face with generous letter-spacing, closer to a printed page than a web page.

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Free to customize ATS-friendly structure PDF and Word export

How the Elegant layout works

The typography is the entire design — there is no colour block, no sidebar, no rule work beyond the essentials. What that buys is a page that feels considered while staying a completely ordinary single column underneath, which is exactly what parsing software wants.

Columns
One
Photo
Not used
Accent
Section labels
Best length
One to two pages

Who Elegant suits

  • Writing, editorial, publishing, academia, law and the arts
  • Senior applicants who want restraint rather than colour
  • Cover letters and resumes that should look like a matched pair

When to pick something else: Technical and startup roles often read serif as formal to the point of stiff. Minimal or Modern sit better there.

Other templates

ModernBold colored sidebar, two columns.
ExecutiveFull-width header band, corporate.
SidebarSoft light sidebar, easy to scan.
ProfessionalClean accent rules, ATS-ready.

Start with Elegant

Write the whole resume, switch templates whenever you like, and preview every page — all free. Downloads unlock from ₹199.