Notary Public Stamp Templates

Notary stamps are the seals notaries public use to authenticate signatures, and this is the one category where getting the format right actually matters legally — requirements vary significantly by jurisdiction, and this tool cannot guarantee a design meets your specific commission's rules. In the US, for example, some states require a circular seal, others a rectangular one; some mandate an exact wording sequence ("Notary Public, State of ___, My Commission Expires ___"), a specific seal diameter, or both an inked stamp and a separate embosser; some states allow digital/electronic notary seals for remote online notarization (RON) while others don't recognize RON at all. Outside the US, "notary" often means something different — many civil-law countries' notaries (notaires, notarios) follow their own registered seal conventions set by a notarial chamber or ministry, not by a template tool. Because of this, treat any design here as a starting layout to show your state or country's notary regulator or commissioning authority for approval — not a finished, compliant seal. Typical users are newly commissioned notaries ordering their first physical stamp, and notary-supply resellers previewing layouts before manufacturing. The one universal habit worth following: leave the commission-expiration date and commission number as clearly separate fields, since almost every jurisdiction requires both to be legible and unambiguous.