Modern CV templates
Modern here means a clear structure, tinted panels instead of borders and an accent colour you choose yourself. The templates look contemporary without being playful.
18 modern CV templates
ModernOne column · Photo optional · balancedA tinted header, a bold name and clear tags for the dates.Start with Modern
BannerTwo columns · Photo featured · balancedA dark header band with a round photo and a gold line, and contact details with icons.Start with Banner
TimelineOne column · Photo optional · balancedThe career along one continuous timeline, with the dates to its left.Start with Timeline
SplitTwo columns · Photo featured · balancedA header that is half colour block, half photo; skills and languages on tinted cards.Start with Split
PrismOne column · Photo featured · balancedThe dossier mirrored: an angled colour block top left with a round photo, with name and details to its right.Start with Prism
MonogramOne column · No photo · balancedYour initials as a mark in place of a photo: a round badge in the header, contact details under a fine rule and headings with a small square.Start with Monogram
CardsOne column · Photo optional · balancedEach section on a white card of its own against a tinted background, with a round photo in the header.Start with Cards
StackOne column · Photo optional · compactSkills and languages as tags instead of a list, the career with a column for the dates and contact details with icons in the header.Start with Stack
MetroTwo columns · Photo optional · compactSolid colour across the full width of the header with a dark stripe below; the sidebar sits on the left without a background.Start with Metro
LeadOne column · Photo optional · spaciousThe profile as a large standfirst beside a bold rule; headings under a short metallic stroke.Start with Lead
TicketOne column · Photo optional · balancedThe header as a framed box: name and photo at the top, contact details on a line of their own below; headings as outlined tags.Start with Ticket
TagOne column · Photo optional · balancedThe dates as filled tags in the left-hand column, a bold bar beside the name and the photo on the right.Start with Tag
SoftOne column · Photo optional · spaciousSoft and light: the header on a large tinted panel with rounded corners, and headings on light full-width tags.Start with Soft
DuotoneOne column · Photo optional · balancedA header made of two blocks side by side: charcoal for the name, the accent colour for contact details and photo.Start with Duotone
PillOne column · Photo optional · balancedRounded tags: every contact detail and every heading in an outlined shape of its own.Start with Pill
DawnOne column · Photo optional · spaciousA narrow colour gradient down the full height of the left edge; the photo in a ring of the same gradient.Start with Dawn
CapsuleTwo columns · Photo featured · balancedThe sidebar as a rounded, tinted panel that does not touch the edge of the page, with a round photo inside.Start with Capsule
StripeOne column · Photo optional · balancedThree stripes in the accent colour, a metallic tone and charcoal, as a mark above the name and before each heading.Start with Stripe
What modern templates are good for
Most applications to companies, from apprenticeships to skilled professional roles. When the CV should look fresh but the job does not call for a piece of design work. With or without a photo: most modern templates work either way.
Colour and font can be changed in every template. A muted accent colour such as navy or petrol turns the same template into an understated CV.
A closer look
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