36 · Signature and templates
A Nitente email is short, has an honest subject line and reads well on a phone, in a dark client and without images.
Signature
Full
Title · Nitente
nitente.com
Short (replies)
nitente.com
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<td style="padding-right:14px;border-right:1px solid #d9dadd;vertical-align:top">
<img src="https://brand.nitente.com/logos/png/nitente-icono-una-tinta-negro.png" width="44" height="46" alt="Nitente" style="display:block">
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<td style="padding-left:14px;vertical-align:top">
<b>First Last</b><br>Title · Nitente<br>
<a href="https://nitente.com" style="color:#0b0c0d">nitente.com</a>
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</table>- Font
- Arial or Helvetica: Inter is not loaded in most email clients.
- Weight
- Under 20 KB between signature and images. No banners.
- Image
- PNG of the symbol in black on transparent, with alt, at 44 px (88 px actual for dense screens).
- Content
- Name, title, company and web address. No motivational phrases, no invented legal notice.
- Product
- If you write on behalf of a product, the signature carries the product name and the footer “a creation of Nitente”.
Text templates
Subject: Your account is ready
Hi Marta,
Your account is ready. You can sign in whenever you like from the usual address.
If you need help getting started, reply to this email and we will write back today.
First Last
Nitente
Subject: Proposal from Nitente
Hi Marta,
We are sending the proposal we discussed. It is attached as a PDF and is valid for 15 days.
If you prefer to go through it on a call, tell us which day suits you.
First Last
Nitente
Subject: Scheduled maintenance on Friday
Hello,
On Friday, November 6, between 10:00 p.m. and 10:30 p.m., we will carry out scheduled maintenance. The service may be interrupted for a few minutes.
We will let you know when it is done.
The Nitente team
Sample texts: dates, names and conditions are replaced in each case.
Rules
- Subject
- Up to 50 characters. Says what the email contains. No all caps or exclamation marks.
- Structure
- Brief greeting, reason in the first line, clear next step, signature.
- Width
- HTML templates of 600 px at most, one column.
- Plain text
- There is always a plain-text version.
- Dark mode
- Logo with its own background (PNG with white background) or a version that reads on both backgrounds. Test it in a client with dark mode.
- Bulk sending
- Only with consent and a way to unsubscribe. A professional confirms the legal requirements before sending.