jsonresume-theme-tech/style.css

A clean, modern JSON Resume theme tailored for tech professionals, senior engineers, and startup founders

/* Palette: navy accents; near-black body/job titles; mid-grey companies; #595959 dates (≥4.5:1 on white). */
:root {
  --resume-accent: #1b4f8a;
  --resume-body: #1a1a1a;
  --resume-secondary: #555555;
  --resume-company: #555555;
  --resume-date: #595959;
  --resume-rule: #1b4f8a;
}

/* Base styles */
body {
  background: #ffffff;
  font: 11pt/1.15 "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
  margin: 20px 0;
  color: var(--resume-body);
}

h1,
h2,
h3 {
  margin: 0;
  font: inherit;
}

em {
  color: var(--resume-company);
  font-style: italic;
}

strong {
  font-weight: bold;
}

p {
  line-height: 1.15;
}

p.summaryProse {
  margin: 0;
}

ul {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

a {
  text-decoration: none;
}

a:hover {
  text-decoration: underline;
  color: var(--resume-accent);
}

.normal-weight {
  font-weight: normal;
}

.projectUrl {
  font-weight: normal;
  font-size: inherit;
  color: var(--resume-company);
}

/* Resume container — no shaded backgrounds */
.resume {
  margin: 0 auto;
  max-width: 750px;
  padding: 20px 30px;
  background: #fff;
  border: 1px solid #ccc;
  box-shadow: 2px 2px 4px #aaa;
  -webkit-box-shadow: 2px 2px 4px #aaa;
}

/* Section headings — top border simulates Word paragraph top border; ALL CAPS */
h2.sectionName {
  text-align: left;
  font-weight: bold;
  font-size: 10pt;
  line-height: 1.15;
  margin-top: 10pt;
  margin-bottom: 3pt;
  padding-top: 5pt;
  border-top: 1.5pt solid var(--resume-rule);
  color: var(--resume-accent);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 1pt;
}

.sectionContent {
  width: 100%;
  margin-top: 0;
}

/* Add spacing after each section except the last one */
.resume > div:not(:last-child) {
  margin-bottom: 8px;
}

.skills {
  margin-bottom: 6px;
}

/* Allow jobs/education blocks to split across pages (avoid huge gaps when a block
   won't fit in the remaining space). Pagination is tuned in @media print below. */
.sectionContent > div {
  margin-bottom: 2px;
}

/* Extra breathing room between multiple roles (work) and project entries */
.workBlock .sectionContent > .jobBlock:not(:last-child),
.projects .sectionContent > .projectBlock:not(:last-child) {
  margin-bottom: 8pt;
}

/*
 * Company / degree + dates: float layout (right edge ≈ Word right-tab), not table/flex.
 * Title + date (projects, awards, …): same pattern.
 */
.blockHeader {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 1px;
}

.blockHeader::after,
.metaRow::after {
  content: "";
  /* Safer clearfix than `display: table` for PDF/ATS extraction */
  display: block;
  clear: both;
}

.blockHeader.blockHeaderInlineMeta {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.blockHeader.blockHeaderInlineMeta h3.title {
  float: left;
  /* Patents/Projects titles sit left of a long, nowrap dateLine.
     Keep the title wide enough to avoid wrapping while still leaving
     space for the right-aligned date text. */
  max-width: calc(100% - 12em);
  padding-right: 0.5em;
  min-width: 0;
}

.blockHeader.blockHeaderInlineMeta .dateLine {
  float: right;
  margin-top: 0;
  text-align: right;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.titleGroup {
  min-width: 0;
}

.titleGroup h3.title {
  padding-right: 0;
}

h3.title {
  font-weight: bold;
  font-size: 11pt;
  color: var(--resume-body);
  display: block;
  line-height: 1.15;
  margin: 0;
  padding-right: 0;
}

h3.subSectionName {
  font-size: 10.5pt;
  font-weight: bold;
  margin: 0.75em 0 0.35em 0;
  color: var(--resume-body);
}

/* Institution line extras (GPA) — secondary, not job-title weight */
.educationBlock h3.title em {
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: normal;
  color: var(--resume-secondary);
}

.metaRow {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  margin-top: 1px;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.metaRow .companyLine,
.metaRow .degree,
.metaRow .position {
  float: left;
  clear: left;
  max-width: calc(100% - 14em);
  padding-right: 1em;
  min-width: 0;
  margin: 0;
  text-align: left;
}

.metaRow .dateLine {
  float: right;
  margin-top: 0;
  text-align: right;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.companyLine {
  font-size: 11pt;
  font-weight: normal;
  line-height: 1.15;
  margin: 1px 0 0;
  color: var(--resume-company);
  font-style: normal;
}

.companyLine .companyName {
  color: var(--resume-company);
  font-style: normal;
}

.dateLine {
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.date {
  font-weight: normal;
  font-size: 11pt;
  color: var(--resume-date);
  font-style: italic;
}

.metaRow .degree,
.metaRow .degree em {
  font-style: normal;
  color: var(--resume-company);
}

.position,
.degree {
  margin-top: 1px;
  margin-bottom: 2px;
}

.phoneLink,
.websiteLink,
.profileLink,
.emailLink {
  font-size: inherit;
  font-weight: normal;
  text-decoration: none;
}

/* Header contact line: all black (location, pipes, phone, email, URLs) */
.basicsBlock .headerContact,
.basicsBlock .headerContact .contactSep,
.basicsBlock .phoneLink,
.basicsBlock .emailLink,
.basicsBlock .websiteLink,
.basicsBlock .profileLink {
  color: #000;
}

.basicsBlock .phoneLink:hover,
.basicsBlock .emailLink:hover,
.basicsBlock .websiteLink:hover,
.basicsBlock .profileLink:hover {
  color: #000;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.summary {
  margin-top: 2px;
  margin-bottom: 2px;
  line-height: 1.15;
}

/* Lists — U+2022 bullet, navy; body text stays near-black */
.sectionContent ul {
  list-style: none;
  padding-left: 0;
  margin-top: 2px;
  margin-bottom: 2px;
}

.sectionContent ul > li {
  position: relative;
  padding-left: 1.15em;
  margin-bottom: 1px;
  color: var(--resume-body);
}

.sectionContent ul > li::before {
  content: "\2022";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  color: var(--resume-accent);
  font-weight: normal;
}

.skillBlock {
  margin-bottom: 2px;
  line-height: 1.15;
}

.skillRow {
  display: block;
}

.skillRow b {
  font-weight: bold;
  color: var(--resume-body);
}

.skillDetailsRow {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 2px;
  padding-left: 0;
}

.separator {
  height: 0;
  margin-top: 0;
  margin-bottom: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
}

/* Contact row layout (colour set under .basicsBlock) */
.headerContact {
  display: block;
  font-size: 11pt;
  line-height: 1.15;
}

.headerContact .contactPiece {
  display: inline;
  white-space: normal;
}

.contactLocation:empty {
  display: none;
}

.nameBlock {
  font-size: 20pt;
  text-align: left;
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

h1.name {
  font-size: 20pt;
  font-weight: bold;
  display: block;
  color: var(--resume-accent);
  letter-spacing: 1.5pt;
}

.label {
  font-size: 12pt;
  margin-bottom: 0;
  margin-top: 2px;
  color: var(--resume-secondary);
  font-weight: normal;
}

.basicsBlock {
  font-size: 11pt;
  text-align: left;
  margin-top: 2px;
  margin-bottom: 3px;
}

.coursesBlock {
  margin-top: 2px;
}

ul.coursesList {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  margin: 0;
  padding-left: 0;
  list-style: none;
}

.coursesInline {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  line-height: 1.15;
}

.course {
  display: inline;
  margin: 0;
}

.courseSep {
  display: inline;
  color: var(--resume-accent);
  font-weight: normal;
  margin: 0 0.15em;
}

.gpa {
  margin-bottom: 5px;
  font-size: inherit;
}

.publicationBlock {
  margin-bottom: 2px;
}

/* Patents: Year + Patent no. on one line, labeled (clear for ATS text extraction). */
.publicationHeader {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 1px;
}

.publicationMeta {
  margin-top: 2px;
  line-height: 1.15;
}

.publicationMetaLabel {
  font-weight: bold;
  color: var(--resume-body);
}

.publicationMetaValue {
  font-weight: normal;
  color: var(--resume-date);
}

.publicationMetaSep {
  font-weight: normal;
  color: var(--resume-secondary);
}

@media only screen and (max-width: 40em) {
  body {
    margin: 0;
    font-size: 12pt;
  }

  .resume {
    margin: 0 auto;
    max-width: 600px;
    padding: 0.5em 1em;
    border: none;
  }

  .sectionContent {
    width: 100%;
  }

  h2.sectionName {
    width: auto;
  }

  .nameBlock {
    font-size: 18pt;
  }

  h1.name {
    font-size: 18pt;
  }

  .basicsBlock {
    font-size: 12pt;
  }
}

@page {
  margin: 0.5in;
}

@media print {
  body {
    background: #ffffff;
    color: var(--resume-body);
  }

  .resume {
    margin: 0 auto;
    max-width: 750px;
    padding: 0px 0px;
    border: 0px;
    background: #fff;
    box-shadow: none;
    -webkit-box-shadow: none;
  }

  a {
    text-decoration: none;
  }

  .basicsBlock .headerContact,
  .basicsBlock .headerContact .contactSep,
  .basicsBlock .phoneLink,
  .basicsBlock .emailLink,
  .basicsBlock .websiteLink,
  .basicsBlock .profileLink {
    color: #000;
  }

  h2.sectionName {
    color: var(--resume-accent);
    border-top-color: var(--resume-rule);
    letter-spacing: 0;
    break-after: avoid;
    page-break-after: avoid;
  }

  h1.name {
    color: var(--resume-accent);
  }

  /* Keep role/company header with the start of its body; bullets may continue on next page. */
  .sectionContent > div > .blockHeader,
  .sectionContent > div > .publicationHeader {
    break-after: avoid;
    page-break-after: avoid;
  }

  /* One bullet = one fragment; breaks between bullets fill the prior page. */
  .sectionContent ul > li {
    break-inside: avoid;
    page-break-inside: avoid;
  }
}