A letterhead that appears on every page of your business correspondence comes from placing one reusable header — typically a vector graphic — into your document workflow so the editor, word processor, or print pipeline repeats it on each sheet. The cleanest source for that header is a single SVG file built from validated text and one accent color, saved locally, and inserted as an image or layered into a page template. With the Letterhead Generator, the SVG you see in the preview is byte-identical to the file your browser saves, so the spacing, escaping, and accent rule you reviewed are the same elements that print or export. The canvas is a fixed 816 by 1056 viewBox — a logical workspace designed for portrait layouts — and downstream applications scale that vector to whatever physical page size you configure. Nothing leaves your browser tab during generation: company name, address lines, phone, email, website, and accent color are processed locally, and the download is a standalone SVG with no remote fonts, scripts, or tracking pixels.
Why a vector SVG works for every-page letterhead
A repeated letterhead is really a positioning problem. Word, Google Docs, LibreOffice, and most PDF editors offer a "header on every page" feature, but that feature needs content to repeat. A vector SVG gives you a single source file that scales without pixelation, embeds your text as plain characters (so it remains searchable and editable in a vector editor), and renders identically across modern browsers and print pipelines. Because the SVG from the generator is one self-contained file with a deterministic structure — one root SVG element, an accessible image role, and an aria-label based on the escaped company name — you can drop it into a Word header, a Google Docs drawing anchored to the page margin, a LaTeX include, or a print-ready PDF template without compatibility surprises.
The trade-off is honesty about what the vector canvas means. The 816 by 1056 viewBox is a logical layout choice, not a calibrated paper size in inches or millimeters. Physical output depends on the page setup, scaling factor, and printer you choose later. Treating the SVG as a layout blueprint rather than a print preset keeps expectations realistic and lets you size it for US Letter, A4, or legal simply by scaling the inserted image.
Inputs the generator accepts and the limits that matter
The form is deliberately bounded so the output stays predictable. Every field has an explicit limit, the address accepts at most three non-empty lines, and the accent color must use a complete six-digit hexadecimal value in #RRGGBB form.
| Field | Required | Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Company name | Yes | 80 characters |
| Tagline | No | Bounded by the form |
| Address lines | No | Up to 3 non-empty lines |
| Phone | No | Bounded by the form |
| No | Bounded by the form | |
| Website | No | Bounded by the form |
| Accent color | Yes | #RRGGBB, six hex digits |
Disallowed control characters are rejected, surrounding whitespace is trimmed, and a fourth non-empty address line is refused rather than silently hidden. These are layout and performance boundaries, not official formatting rules — your local business norms may be looser or stricter. Blank optional fields do not reserve fake content; they simply do not render. Every user string is XML-escaped before insertion, so an ampersand in a name such as North & Pine becomes a visible "&" rather than an SVG element, and script-looking input cannot become an executable tag.
Generate and review your letterhead in five steps
- Open the Letterhead Generator and enter your company name in the required field, keeping it within the 80-character limit.
- Add an optional tagline, then up to three non-empty address lines, followed by any contact fields you want shown — phone, email, website. Leave blank any field you do not want rendered.
- Choose a six-digit accent color in #RRGGBB form using the color picker (which supplies the correct format) or by typing the value directly.
- Select Generate letterhead and inspect the preview: company and tagline on the upper left, contact details right-aligned in the order address, phone, email, website, with the accent color appearing as the horizontal header rule and footer divider.
- Download the SVG and place it in your document workflow. Verify printer scaling, page margins, brand permission, and accessibility before sending the first letter.
Editing any field clears the previous preview and revokes the temporary object URL, so an old download cannot appear to represent new inputs after a change. The download URL is also revoked after use and when the component unmounts, which prevents stale files from cluttering your session.
Place the SVG so it appears on every page of your document
A vector SVG becomes an every-page letterhead the moment it is anchored to a repeating region in your editor. In Microsoft Word, insert the SVG into the header (Insert → Header → Edit Header), then position it and resize it to fit the top margin. The header content repeats automatically on every page, so your letterhead shows wherever the page break lands. To layer a footer band, repeat the process with the footer region.
In Google Docs, insert the SVG as an image inside the header area (Insert → Headers & Footers → Header) and drag it to align with your margin. The header repeats on every page by default. If you need both a header and a footer letterhead, add the SVG twice — once in the header, once in the footer.
For print and PDF pipelines that accept SVG directly (LaTeX with the svg package, Inkscape command-line exports, headless Chromium with Puppeteer), reference the downloaded file as the page background or include it as a header graphic. A useful companion guide walks through the same workflow inside Word step by step — see Generate a Letterhead in Word With a Vector SVG for the full sequence.
After placement, scale the inserted SVG so its height sits inside your top margin (roughly 0.5 to 1 inch for US Letter), and confirm the accent rule stays visible after resizing. If the accent disappears, your color picker probably sent a non-hex value; the form rejects anything that is not six digits.
What the Letterhead Generator will not claim or do
The tool has a narrow, reliable contract, and the boundaries matter when you depend on the output.
| Concern | What the generator does | What remains your job |
|---|---|---|
| Brand permission | Produces the SVG only | Confirm you are authorized to use the name and any wording |
| Accessibility audit | Sets accessible role and aria-label | Verify accent contrast against your organization's policy |
| Identity authentication | None | Verify the company actually exists and authorizes the message |
| Print preflight | None | Check printer scaling, margins, and paper size downstream |
| Postal validation | None | Confirm address accuracy through your own verification |
| Email verification | None | Confirm the email address is deliverable |
| Data storage | Local only; nothing uploaded | Nothing additional required |
The generator also will not embed a logo, signature, QR code, tracking pixel, remote font, or external asset. If your letterhead needs a logo, place the SVG alongside a separate logo image in your document header. The fixed 816 by 1056 viewBox is a disclosed product layout choice — it is not a calibrated inch, millimeter, DPI, or standards claim. A polished letterhead does not prove the named organization exists or authorizes a message — that responsibility stays with you, along with brand permission, accurate contact information, applicable disclosures, and the document content placed beneath the header.
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