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Bauhaus countdown widget

By the WidgetCraft team · Updated November 13, 2026

A Bauhaus countdown widget counts the days left until a date you choose. Primary colors and simple geometry: circles, squares and bars. This page gives the exact colors, type settings and layers, with a preview drawn from the same values.

Bauhaus countdown widget design preview: Primary colors and simple geometry: circles, squares and bars. — Design preview drawn from the recipe below. Example values are shown; your widget uses live data.

What a Bauhaus countdown widget shows

A countdown widget keeps one date in view: a trip, a birthday, an exam or a launch. The number of days is the hero, the event name gives it meaning and a bar shows how far along you are.

WidgetCraft's countdown layer works from the phone's clock, so it is free, needs no permission and works offline. You pick the target date in the layer's details.

How the Bauhaus style shapes it

Bauhaus widgets are built from basic shapes in red, yellow and blue on an off-white ground. Circles become dials, bars become progress and type stays geometric and plain.

Numbers: Place numbers inside or next to a solid circle or square so the shape frames them.
Bars and rings: Build the whole widget from a circle, a square and a bar, each in a different primary color.

Bauhaus countdown widget recipe

Layer	Settings
Canvas	360 × 180, background #F4EFE3, corner radius 4
Layout	split: label and event name on the left, the number right aligned and larger on the right
Text	label "Days until", size 12, color #6D6A62
Countdown	days remaining, Josefin Sans, size 76, color #1B1B1B
Text	event name, size 20, color #1B1B1B
Progress	a thick 12-point bar with rounded ends, 312 wide, progress #D93025
Ornament	a large yellow circle (Shape) in the top right corner and a 30 × 30 blue square in the bottom right, both behind the content
Font	Josefin Sans (import the font file), or the built-in Sans
Home screen size	4 × 2 cells

Bauhaus color palette

Canvas #F4EFE3Background
Cream #E8E0CESurface and tracks
Black #1B1B1BText
Graphite #6D6A62Labels
Signal red #D93025Accent

How to make a Bauhaus countdown widget in WidgetCraft

Create a widget and open Canvas. Set the size to 360 × 180, the background to #F4EFE3 and the corner radius to 4.
Tap Add and choose Countdown. Pick your target date and show days only.
Set the font to Josefin Sans, the size to 76 and the color to #1B1B1B.
Add a Text label "Days until" at size 12 in #6D6A62, and a second Text layer for the event name at size 20.
Add a Progress layer as a thick 12-point bar with rounded ends in #D93025 to show how much of the wait has passed.
Add the Bauhaus ornament with Shape layers and move them below the other layers in Layers: a large yellow circle (Shape) in the top right corner and a 30 × 30 blue square in the bottom right, both behind the content.
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 Bauhaus countdown widgets

Limit color to red, yellow, blue, black and cream.
Let one large shape dominate each widget.
Decide whether today counts; label the number "days left" or "sleeps" so it is not ambiguous.
Short event names fit best. Two or three words is ideal.
After the date passes, change the target or the widget will sit at zero.
Do not use gradients or shadows.
Do not round shapes halfway; use full circles or square corners.

Ready-made Bauhaus templates

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

Energy composition7 editable layers

Form in motion18 editable layers

Minutes of momentum5 editable layers

Questions about the Bauhaus countdown widget

What size is a Bauhaus countdown widget?

It is designed for 4 × 2 home screen cells on a 360 × 180 canvas. You can resize it on the launcher and the design scales in proportion.

Which colors does it use?

Canvas (#F4EFE3) for the background, Black (#1B1B1B) for the main text, Graphite (#6D6A62) for labels and Signal red (#D93025) as the accent.

Is it free to make?

Yes. Countdown widgets use free features in WidgetCraft, and the Bauhaus styling is free too.

What else is this style called?

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