Art Deco · Analog clock · 2 × 2 widget

Art Deco analog clock widget

By the WidgetCraft team · Updated November 13, 2026

An Art Deco analog clock widget shows the time on a round dial with hour and minute hands. Ivory, black and gold with fine symmetrical line work. This page gives the exact colors, type settings and layers, with a preview drawn from the same values.

Art Deco analog clock widget design preview: Ivory, black and gold with fine symmetrical line work. — Design preview drawn from the recipe below. Example values are shown; your widget uses live data.

What an Art Deco analog clock widget shows

An analog clock reads as a shape rather than as numbers, which makes it the most decorative way to show the time. WidgetCraft has a dedicated analog layer where the dial, markers and each hand can be styled separately.

It uses the phone's clock, needs no permission and works offline. A 2 × 2 space is enough.

How the Art Deco style shapes it

Art Deco widgets take the look of 1920s posters and hotel signage: thin gold lines, strict symmetry, tall elegant capitals and ivory or black grounds.

Bars and rings: Use thin gold arcs, fans and double outlines; keep everything symmetrical.
Numbers: Center the number and frame it with a thin gold line above and below.

Art Deco analog clock widget recipe

Layer	Settings
Canvas	200 × 200, background #F6F0E1, corner radius 4, outline 2 pt #1C1A16
Analog	dial #EADFC6, ring 2 pt in #1C1A16
Markers	12 ticks, quarter-hours in #1C1A16 (3 pt), others in #7A6F58 (1.5 pt)
Hour hand	length 50%, width 6, color #1C1A16, round ends
Minute hand	length 78%, width 3.5, color #1C1A16
Center cap	radius 6, color #B8892E
Ornament	a second 1-point gold outline inset 9 points, with two short diagonal gold lines across opposite corners
Font	Poiret One (import the font file), or the built-in Sans
Home screen size	2 × 2 cells

Art Deco color palette

Ivory #F6F0E1Background
Champagne #EADFC6Surface and tracks
Onyx #1C1A16Text
Bronze grey #7A6F58Labels
Gold #B8892EAccent

How to make an Art Deco analog clock widget in WidgetCraft

Create a widget and open Canvas. Set the size to 200 × 200, the background to #F6F0E1 and the corner radius to 4. Add a 2-point outline.
Tap Add and choose Analog. Size it to fill the canvas with a margin of about 28.
Open the clock details and set the dial to #EADFC6 with a 2-point ring in #1C1A16.
Set twelve markers: quarter-hours thicker in #1C1A16, the rest thinner in #7A6F58.
Style the hour hand (short, width 6) and minute hand (long, width 3.5) in #1C1A16, turn the second hand off and color the center cap #B8892E.
Add the Art Deco ornament with Shape layers and move them below the other layers in Layers: a second 1-point gold outline inset 9 points, with two short diagonal gold lines across opposite corners.
Tap Save, then Add to home screen and resize the widget on your launcher if needed.

Everything in this recipe works in the free version.

Tips for Art Deco analog clock widgets

Center the layout and mirror the left and right sides.
Use gold only for lines, never for large fills.
Keep the hour hand clearly shorter and thicker than the minute hand.
Twelve markers are easier to read than sixty; add numerals only at 12, 3, 6 and 9 if at all.
Leave the second hand off: launchers refresh widgets about once a minute.
Do not left-align; Deco depends on symmetry.
Do not use heavy bold type.

Ready-made Art Deco templates

WidgetCraft includes a Art Deco template pack you can import and edit instead of starting from a blank canvas.

Personal crest19 editable layers

The world salon36 editable layers

Year in gold21 editable layers

Questions about the Art Deco analog clock widget

What size is an Art Deco analog clock widget?

It is designed for 2 × 2 home screen cells on a 200 × 200 canvas. You can resize it on the launcher and the design scales in proportion.

Which colors does it use?

Ivory (#F6F0E1) for the background, Onyx (#1C1A16) for the main text, Bronze grey (#7A6F58) for labels and Gold (#B8892E) as the accent.

Is it free to make?

Yes. Analog clock widgets use free features in WidgetCraft, and the Art Deco styling is free too.

What else is this style called?

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