Classic resume theme
Charter Serif
A formal left-aligned serif identity above thin double rules. Keep the dates in a narrow right rail and use small capitals only for section labels.
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- Style
- Classic
- Layout
- Single column
- Colour
- Black and white
- Used by
- New
- Made by
- JSON Resume Team
Use Charter Serif
On jsonresume.org
In the editor, pick Charter Serif from the Theme menu and save. Your page at jsonresume.org/@you changes straight away.
Open the editorNo resume here yet? Start one in Charter Serif: upload the one you have or answer a few questions.
In your resume.json
Set the theme in meta, whether your resume lives here or in a GitHub gist:
resume.json
"meta": { "theme": "charter-serif" }Try it on your resume first
Add ?theme=charter-serif to your link, like jsonresume.org/@you?theme=charter-serif. Nothing is saved.
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With jsonresume.org connected, say “Switch my resume theme to Charter Serif.”
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