Adding a \postscript command (#274)

* Add `\postscript` command

* add postscript

* add postscript

* add postscript

* add postscript

* Update moderncvbodyvi.sty

* add postscript to template

* add postscript

* Update CHANGELOG

CHANGELOG

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ version next
 - Upgrade to Fontawesome 6 (#183)
 - Document how to set custom strings for social command (#239)
 - Correct documentation to reflect new order \moderncvcolor before \moderncvstyle (#256)
+- Adding optional \postscript{PS text} command to cover letter in all current styles (#271)
 
 version 2.5.1 (31 Jan 2026)
 - Fix french babel breaking contemporary style (#219)

manual/moderncv_userguide.tex

@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
     cvitem, cventry, cvdoubleentry, cvdoubleitem, cvtripleitem, cvlistitem, cvlistdoubleitem, cvcolumns, moderncvstyle, moderncvcolor,
     cvskill, cvskilllegend, cvskillplainlegend, cvskillhead, cvskillentry, nopagenumbers,
     name, born, address, email, link, social, phone, homepage, extrainfo, photo, quote, section, subsection, setlength, NewDocumentCommand, definecolor, colorlet, cvitemwithcomment,
-    recipient, subject, opening, closing, signature, enclosure
+    recipient, subject, opening, closing, signature, postscript, enclosure
   },
   emphstyle={\color{cvblue}},
   emph={[2]
@@ -603,6 +603,12 @@ An optional command to include your signature after the closing. This feature is
   \signature{<scale>}{<signature filename>}
 \end{lstlisting}
 
+\paragraph{\code{\\postscript}}
+An optional command to include a postscript in the letter, between the name and enclosure.
+\begin{lstlisting}
+  \postscript{<postscript text>}
+\end{lstlisting}
+
 \paragraph{\code{\\enclosure}}
 A command to list the attached documents. The first optional parameter allows a redefinition of the default ``Enclosure'' label.
 \begin{lstlisting}

moderncv.cls

@@ -813,6 +813,7 @@
 \newcommand*{\opening}[1]{\def\@opening{#1}}
 \newcommand*{\closing}[1]{\def\@closing{#1}}
 \newcommand*{\signature}[2]{\def\@signature{\includegraphics[scale=#1]{#2}}}
+\newcommand*{\postscript}[1]{\def\@postscript{#1}}
 \newcommand*{\enclosure}[2][]{%
   % if an optional argument is provided, use it to redefine \enclname
   \ifthenelse{\equal{#1}{}}{}{\renewcommand*{\enclname}{#1}}%

moderncvbodyi.sty

@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@
   \@closing\ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@signature}}{\\[3em]}{\\[1em]}% shrink space when signature is set
   \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@signature}}{}{{\@signature\\}}
   {\bfseries\@firstname~\@lastname}%
+  \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@postscript}}{}{\\[2em]{PS: \@postscript}}%
   \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@enclosure}}{}{%
     \\%
     \vfil%

moderncvbodyiii.sty

@@ -248,6 +248,7 @@
   \@closing\ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@signature}}{\\[3em]}{\\[1em]}% shrink space when signature is set
   \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@signature}}{}{{\@signature\\}}
   {\bfseries\@firstname~\@lastname}%
+  \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@postscript}}{}{\\[2em]{PS: \@postscript}}%
   \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@enclosure}}{}{%
     \\%
     \vfil%

moderncvbodyiv.sty

@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@
   \@closing\ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@signature}}{\\[3em]}{\\[1em]}% shrink space when signature is set
   \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@signature}}{}{{\@signature\\}}
   {\bfseries\@firstname~\@lastname}%
+  \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@postscript}}{}{\\[2em]{PS: \@postscript}}%
   \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@enclosure}}{}{%
     \\%
     \vfil%

moderncvbodyv.sty

@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@
   \@closing\ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@signature}}{\\[3em]}{\\[1em]}% shrink space when signature is set
   \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@signature}}{}{{\@signature\\}}
   {\bfseries \@firstname~\@lastname}%
+  \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@postscript}}{}{\\[2em]{PS: \@postscript}}%
   \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@enclosure}}{}{%
     \\%
     \vfill%

moderncvbodyvi.sty

@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@
   \@closing\ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@signature}}{\\[3em]}{\\[1em]}% shrink space when signature is set
   \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@signature}}{}{{\@signature\\}}
   {\bfseries\@firstname~\@lastname}%
+  \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@postscript}}{}{\\[2em]{PS: \@postscript}}%
   \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@enclosure}}{}{%
     \\%
     \vfil%

template.tex

@@ -278,6 +278,7 @@ Detailed achievements:
 \opening{Dear Sir or Madam,}
 \closing{Yours faithfully,}
 \signature{0.9}{signature.png}                     % optional, remove / comment the line if not wanted: first argument goes to \includegraphics > scale
+\postscript{An optional postscript}                % optional, add a postscript
 \enclosure[Attached]{curriculum vit\ae{}}          % use an optional argument to use a string other than "Enclosure", or redefine \enclname
 \makelettertitle