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Typst-ModernPro-Coverletter

This is a cover letter template for Typst with Sans font. It is a modern and professional cover letter template. It is easy to use and customize. This cover letter template is suitable for any job application or general purpose.

If you want to find a CV template, you can check out modernpro-cv.

How to use

Use from the Typst Universe

It is simple and easy to use this template from the Typst Universe. If you prefer to use the local editor and typst-cli, you can use the following command to create a new cover letter project with this template.

typst init @preview/modernpro-coverletter

It will create a new cover letter project with this template in the current directory.

Use from GitHub

You can also use this template from GitHub. You can clone this repository and use it as a normal project.

git clone https://github.com/jxpeng98/typst-coverletter.git

Features

This package provides one cover letter template and one statement template.

Cover Letter

#import "@preview/fontawesome:0.5.0": *
#import "@preview/modernpro-coverletter:0.0.5": *

#show: coverletter.with(
  font-type: "PT Serif",
  name: [example],
  address: [],
  contacts: (
    (text: [#fa-icon("location-dot") UK]),
    (text: [123-456-789], link: "tel:123-456-789"),
    (text: [example.com], link: "https://www.example.com"),
    (text: [github], link: "https://github.com/"),
    (text: [example\@example.com], link: "mailto:example@example.com"),
  ),
  recipient: (
    start-title: [],
    cl-title: [],
    date: [],
    department: [],
    institution: [],
    address: [],
    postcode: [],
  ),
)

#set par(justify: true, first-line-indent: 2em)
#set text(weight: "regular", size: 12pt)
Parameter Description
font-type The font type of the cover letter, e.g. "PT Serif"
name The name of the sender
address The address of the sender
contacts The contact information of the sender(text:[], link: [])
Parameter in Recipient Description
start-title The start title of the letter
cl-title The title of the letter (i.g., Job Application for Hiring Manager)
date The date of the letter(If "" or [], it will generate the current date)
department The department of the recipient, can be "" or []
institution The institution of the recipient
address The address of the recipient
postcode The postcode of the recipient

Statement

#import "@preview/fontawesome:0.5.0": *
#import "@preview/modernpro-coverletter:0.0.5": *

#show: statement.with(
  font-type: "PT Serif",
  name: [],
  address: [],
  contacts: (
    (text: [#fa-icon("location-dot")]),
    (text: [#fa-icon("mobile") 123-456-789], link: "tel:123-456-789"),
    (text: [#fa-icon("link") example.com], link: "https://www.example.com"),
    (text: [#fa-icon("github") github], link: "https://github.com/"),
    (text: [#fa-icon("envelope") example\@example.com], link: "mailto:example@example.com"),
  ),
)

#v(1em)
#align(center, text(13pt, weight: "semibold")[#underline([Title])])
#set par(first-line-indent: 2em, justify: true)
#set text(11pt, weight: "regular")

// Main body of the statement
Parameter Description
font-type The font type of the cover letter, e.g. "PT Serif"
name The name of the sender
address The address of the sender
contacts The contact information of the sender(text:[], link: [])

Icons

The new version also integrates the FontAwesome icons. You can use the #fa-icon("icon") function to insert the icons in the cover letter or statement template as shown above.

You just need to import the FontAwesome package at the beginning of the document.

#import "@preview/fontawesome:0.5.0": *

Preview

Cover Letter

Cover Letter Preview

Statement

Statement Preview