Every stamp and seal, listed

Estamplab makes 369 kinds of stamp and seal, from a company seal and a notary seal to an engineer seal, a doctor stamp, a bank endorsement and a date stamp. Every one opens in the editor with a template loaded, and downloads as a transparent PNG, an SVG, a PDF or a Word file.

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The word changes by trade, and it is not decoration. An engineer, an architect and a land surveyor seal a drawing. A doctor, a bank teller and a school office use a stamp. A notary has a seal in most places and a stamp in a few. A company has both, and in much of Asia the same object is a chop: the last group below lists that same round mark under the word each market uses, from the company chop in China and Hong Kong to the common seal in Ireland and the Firmenstempel in Germany. Each group says which word its trade uses, so you can search for the right thing and put the right word on the mark itself.

A guide for each kind

Every one of these opens an article on that kind of mark: what goes on it, who presses it, what the trade calls it, and the templates for it sitting under the heading ready to open in the editor. Press a template and you get that design loaded, with the wording, the ink colour, the date and your logo all yours to change.

Document and approval marks

These are stamps, never seals. The word "seal" implies the mark identifies who issued the document; APPROVED and PAID say what happened to it, which is a different job.

Company and corporate marks

A company has both. The stamp is the everyday identity mark that goes on invoices and letters; the seal is the formal instrument, conventionally round, historically used to execute deeds. In China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan and much of South East Asia the same object is a chop.

Company Seal template for company and corporate marks, editable online
Company sealAdd an editable date
Corporate Seal template for company and corporate marks, editable online
Corporate sealCustomize this seal
Common Seal template for company and corporate marks, editable online
Common sealCustomize this seal
Company Chop template for company and corporate marks, editable online
Company chop (star)Use your own logo
Director Ring Seal template for company and corporate marks, editable online
Director ringCustomize this seal
Authorised Signatory Seal template for company and corporate marks, editable online
Authorised signatoryCustomize this seal

A notary has a seal, and in most US states the word on the commission is literally "seal", even where the article is an inked rubber stamp. A lawyer or advocate uses a stamp. Certified true copy is a stamp because it certifies an act rather than identifying an office.

Notary Seal template for legal and notarial seals, editable online
Notary publicCustomize this seal
Notary Public template for legal and notarial seals, editable online
Notary public (round)Customize this seal
Certified True Copy template for legal and notarial seals, editable online
Certified true copyAdd an editable date
Advocate Seal template for legal and notarial seals, editable online
Advocate / lawCustomize this stamp
Commissioner for Oaths template for legal and notarial seals, editable online
Commissioner for oathsCustomize this seal
Attestation Seal template for legal and notarial seals, editable online
Attestation / apostilleAdd an editable date

Licensed professional seals

This is the group that says seal. An engineer seals a drawing, a surveyor seals a plat, an architect seals a set: the verb is "to seal" and the noun follows it. The layout is usually set by the state board or the professional council rather than by taste, so start from the one your board publishes.

Engineer Seal template for licensed professional seals, editable online
Professional engineerCustomize this seal
Surveyor Seal template for licensed professional seals, editable online
Land surveyorCustomize this seal
Architect Seal template for licensed professional seals, editable online
ArchitectCustomize this seal
PE Seal template for licensed professional seals, editable online
Professional EngineerCustomize this seal
Chartered Accountant Seal template for licensed professional seals, editable online
Chartered accountantCustomize this seal
Auditor Seal template for licensed professional seals, editable online
AuditorSet your own number

Medical and clinical stamps

Medicine says stamp. A doctor's stamp carries the name, the registration or council number and the qualification, and it goes beside a signature rather than in place of one. "Physician seal" appears on certificates in a few markets, which is why the template set carries both.

Doctor Stamp template for medical and clinical stamps, editable online
Doctor (with logo)Customize this stamp
Clinic Stamp template for medical and clinical stamps, editable online
Medical / clinicSet your own number
Prescription Stamp template for medical and clinical stamps, editable online
PrescriptionAdd an editable date
Physician Seal template for medical and clinical stamps, editable online
Physician sealCustomize this seal
Dental Clinic Stamp template for medical and clinical stamps, editable online
Dental clinicCustomize this stamp
Medical Professionals Seal template for medical and clinical stamps, editable online
Medical emblem (solid)Use your own logo

School, college and university

A school has a stamp, a university has a seal. The dividing line is the document: a stamp goes on a letter, a permission slip or a report card, and a seal goes on the thing that has to survive being presented to a stranger years later, which is a degree, a transcript or a testimonial.

School Seal template for school, college and university, editable online
School sealAdd an editable date
School Head Seal template for school, college and university, editable online
School head sealCustomize this seal
Library Seal template for school, college and university, editable online
LibraryCustomize this seal
Principal Rectangle template for school, college and university, editable online
Principal (school)Set your own number
Laurel Achievement Seal template for school, college and university, editable online
Laurel achievementUse your own logo
School Head Block template for school, college and university, editable online
School head blockCustomize this stamp

Government and public office seals

Public offices say seal for the office and stamp for the counter. The seal identifies the ministry, the state or the county and is reproduced on anything issued in its name; the stamp is what the clerk presses on your copy to show it was received.

Government Seal template for government and public office seals, editable online
Government sealCustomize this seal
State Seal template for government and public office seals, editable online
State sealCustomize this seal
Department Head Seal template for government and public office seals, editable online
Department head sealCustomize this seal
Government Dome Seal template for government and public office seals, editable online
Government dome sealCustomize this seal
Registrar Stamp template for government and public office seals, editable online
RegistrarCustomize this seal
Official Hex Stamp template for government and public office seals, editable online
Official hex stampCustomize this stamp

Banking, accounts and finance

Banking says stamp all the way down, including for the round one. A bank stamp identifies the branch and the teller; an endorsement stamp on the back of a cheque is an instruction, which is why the wording is fixed and the layout is not decorative.

Bank Stamp template for banking, accounts and finance, editable online
Bank stampAdd an editable date
For Deposit Only template for banking, accounts and finance, editable online
For deposit onlyCustomize this stamp
Teller Stamp template for banking, accounts and finance, editable online
TellerSet your own number
Cheque Received template for banking, accounts and finance, editable online
Bank, cheque receivedSet your own number
Bank Branch Bars Seal template for banking, accounts and finance, editable online
Bank branch (two bars)Add an editable date
Paid In Full Stamp template for banking, accounts and finance, editable online
Paid in fullAdd an editable date

Trade, logistics and inspection

All stamps. An inspection stamp is the one case where the mark has to carry an inspector number as well as a date, because the question it answers later is not whether the goods passed but who said so.

Inspected template for trade, logistics and inspection, editable online
InspectedCustomize this seal
Shipped template for trade, logistics and inspection, editable online
ShippedCustomize this stamp
Delivered template for trade, logistics and inspection, editable online
DeliveredAdd an editable date
Quality Control Check template for trade, logistics and inspection, editable online
Quality control checkUse your own logo
Maritime Seal template for trade, logistics and inspection, editable online
Maritime / shipping sealCustomize this seal
Certified Quality Control template for trade, logistics and inspection, editable online
Certified qualityCustomize this seal

Property, construction and local trades

Stamps, with one exception: a realty seal appears on closing packets in the US, where the round mark is doing the job a company seal does elsewhere.

Construction Seal template for property, construction and local trades, editable online
ConstructionUse your own logo
Real Estate Seal template for property, construction and local trades, editable online
Real estateCustomize this seal
Realty Seal template for property, construction and local trades, editable online
Real-estate sealCustomize this seal
Trades Seal template for property, construction and local trades, editable online
Trades / handymanSet your own number
Automotive Seal template for property, construction and local trades, editable online
AutomotiveCustomize this seal
Restaurant Seal template for property, construction and local trades, editable online
Restaurant / foodCustomize this seal

Dates, serial numbers and band stamps

Stamps. A band stamp is the physical article with rubber bands you turn by hand, and it is the single most common source of a wrong date on a document. The digital equivalent fills the date in itself, which is the entire argument.

Personal, wedding and decorative

Here the words swap over: the decorative round ones are sold as seals (wax seal, foil seal, award seal) and the everyday ones are stamps. Nothing in this group has legal weight, so the only rule is whether it reads at the size it will be used.

Gold Award Seal template for personal, wedding and decorative, editable online
Gold award sealCustomize this seal
Award Winner Seal template for personal, wedding and decorative, editable online
Award winner sealAdd an editable date
Monogram X Seal template for personal, wedding and decorative, editable online
Monogram X bannerCustomize this seal
Address Stamp template for personal, wedding and decorative, editable online
Address stampCustomize this stamp
Wax Seal template for personal, wedding and decorative, editable online
Wax sealCustomize this seal
Gold Rosette Award template for personal, wedding and decorative, editable online
Gold rosette awardCustomize this seal

Logo, art and lettering stamps

Stamps. A logo stamp is where most designs fail, because a logo drawn for a screen has grey, gradients and hairlines, and a stamp has one ink colour and a minimum stroke width.

Logo Seal template for logo, art and lettering stamps, editable online
Logo seal (add your logo)Customize this seal
Logo Badge template for logo, art and lettering stamps, editable online
Logo badgeCustomize this seal
Logo Laurel Seal template for logo, art and lettering stamps, editable online
Logo + name bannerCustomize this seal
Modern Logo Seal template for logo, art and lettering stamps, editable online
Modern YOUR logo sealCustomize this seal
Trefoil Company Seal template for logo, art and lettering stamps, editable online
Trefoil logo sealCustomize this seal
Oval Logo Website Stamp template for logo, art and lettering stamps, editable online
Oval logo websiteCustomize this stamp

By shape, size and colour

Shape is not decoration. A round mark reads as an identity seal, a rectangle reads as a form field, and a triangle reads as an inspection mark, so the shape you pick tells the reader what kind of mark it is before they read a word of it.

Full Circle Corporate Seal template for by shape, size and colour, editable online
Full-circle corporateCustomize this seal
Square Corporate Seal template for by shape, size and colour, editable online
Square corporate crestCustomize this stamp
Business Oval template for by shape, size and colour, editable online
Business ovalCustomize this stamp
Octagon Company Seal template for by shape, size and colour, editable online
Octagon company sealCustomize this seal
Hexagon Company Seal template for by shape, size and colour, editable online
Hexagon company sealCustomize this stamp
Triangle Company Seal template for by shape, size and colour, editable online
Triangle company sealCustomize this stamp

Stamp makers, by what people type

These are the same editor reached by the phrase somebody searched for. A self-inking stamp is a mechanism rather than a kind of mark, and an AI stamp generator is a claim rather than a mechanism: both pages say what the phrase actually gets you.

Classic Business Seal template for stamp makers, by what people type, editable online
Classic two-ring addressCustomize this seal
Business Oval template for stamp makers, by what people type, editable online
Business ovalCustomize this stamp
Square Corporate Seal template for stamp makers, by what people type, editable online
Square corporate crestCustomize this stamp
Octagon Approved template for stamp makers, by what people type, editable online
Octagon approvedCustomize this seal
Minimalist Info Ring template for stamp makers, by what people type, editable online
Minimalist info ringCustomize this seal
Dense Corporate Seal template for stamp makers, by what people type, editable online
Dense double-ring corporateCustomize this seal

Putting the mark on a document

The mark is only half the job. These are the pages for the other half: getting a stamp, seal or chop onto a PDF, a Word file, a spreadsheet or a scan without printing anything.

The questions people ask before they make one

Where the word itself is the question. What separates a stamp from a seal, what a company seal actually is, which file format survives a printer, and why a mark sometimes lands as a white box.

Common Seal template for the questions people ask before they make one, editable online
Common sealCustomize this seal
Notary Round template for the questions people ask before they make one, editable online
Notary, round (state)Add an editable date
Logo Badge template for the questions people ask before they make one, editable online
Logo badgeCustomize this seal
Date Stamp template for the questions people ask before they make one, editable online
Date stampAdd an editable date
Company Information Seal template for the questions people ask before they make one, editable online
Double-text info ringCustomize this seal
Approved Oval Form template for the questions people ask before they make one, editable online
Approved oval formCustomize this stamp

The same object, under its local name

This is the section the word question is really about. The identical round mark carrying a company name is a chop in China and Hong Kong, a seal in Singapore, Japan, Ireland, Nigeria and the Philippines, and a stamp in the UK, Germany, France and Kenya. Ask for the wrong one and you get a blank look, or worse, the wrong article. Each page below uses the word that market uses and says what that market expects on the mark.

Chinese Company Chop template for the same object, under its local name, editable online
Chinese chopUse your own logo
Company Chop template for the same object, under its local name, editable online
Company chop (star)Use your own logo
Common Seal template for the same object, under its local name, editable online
Common sealCustomize this seal
Burst Common Seal template for the same object, under its local name, editable online
Common seal (burst)Set your own number
Stars City Seal template for the same object, under its local name, editable online
Stars + city centreCustomize this seal
Global Enterprise Seal template for the same object, under its local name, editable online
Global enterprise sealUse your own logo

Templates for every one of these

Each type above opens the editor with a matching layout already loaded. The full library is 225 templates across fifteen categories, and every one is free to open, edit and rewrite before you download anything.

Questions

Is it a stamp or a seal?

It depends on the trade. Licensed professions seal: an engineer, an architect and a land surveyor apply a seal, and the verb on the drawing is "sealed". Medicine, banking, schools and offices stamp. A notary has a seal in most jurisdictions even where the physical article is an inked rubber stamp. A company has a stamp for everyday identification and a seal for executing documents, and in China, Hong Kong, Japan and much of South East Asia the same object is called a chop.

How many kinds of stamp are there?

This site makes 369 distinct types across eighteen families, from document and approval marks and company seals to licensed professional seals, medical, education, government, banking, trade and inspection, dates and serial numbers, decorative marks, the shape families, the tools for putting a mark on a PDF or a Word file, and the same object under its local name in forty markets.

Which stamp does a small business actually need?

Two, usually. One identity mark carrying the registered name and number, which goes on invoices, letters and quotes, and one dated RECEIVED or PAID mark for the paperwork that comes in. Everything else on this page is a specialisation of one of those two, and most businesses buy three stamps they never press again.

Can I use a digital stamp instead of a rubber one?

For anything that arrives as a PDF, yes, and it is the only version that stays legible after a scan and a forward. Where a physical impression is required, an embossed or inked article on paper is what meets that requirement, and a printed design can be sent to a stamp maker to be cut.

Do I have to pay to see the templates?

No. Designing is free with no account, nothing is watermarked in the editor, and you pay only when you download a finished file.

Estamplab is a design tool. The marks described here follow common commercial practice rather than legal, medical or financial advice, and practice changes. Notarial seals, professional seals and medical stamps are governed by the authority that issued your commission, registration or licence, so check the layout with them. Only produce a mark you or your organisation are entitled to use.

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