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Boho date widget

By the WidgetCraft team · Updated November 13, 2026

A boho date widget shows the weekday, a large day number and the month. Earth tones, terracotta arches and relaxed hand-drawn shapes. This page gives the exact colors, type settings and layers, with a preview drawn from the same values.

Boho date widget design preview: Earth tones, terracotta arches and relaxed hand-drawn shapes. — Design preview drawn from the recipe below. Example values are shown; your widget uses live data.

What a boho date widget shows

A date widget is the calm alternative to a clock: one large number for the day, with the weekday above and the month below. It suits small 2 × 2 spaces and pairs well with a clock elsewhere on the screen.

It uses the phone's date, so it is free, works offline and needs no permission. WidgetCraft's Date layer takes a pattern, so each line can show a different part of the date.

How the boho style shapes it

Boho widgets use terracotta, sand and olive with soft arches, suns and wavy lines. The mood is relaxed and warm, like a hand-painted print.

Numbers: Center the number under an arch or sun shape.
Text: Use a soft display serif in bark brown.

Boho date widget recipe

Layer	Settings
Canvas	200 × 200, background #F2E6D8, corner radius 40
Date	weekday (pattern EEEE), size 15, color #C4673F, centered
Date	day number (pattern d), DM Serif Display, weight 400, size 92, color #4A3528
Date	month (pattern MMMM), size 15, color #9B7F68
Ornament	three nested arches in the bottom right corner in terracotta, clay and olive
Font	DM Serif Display (import the font file), or the built-in Serif
Home screen size	2 × 2 cells

Boho color palette

Sand #F2E6D8Background
Clay #E6CFB6Surface and tracks
Bark #4A3528Text
Driftwood #9B7F68Labels
Terracotta #C4673FAccent

How to make a boho date widget in WidgetCraft

Create a widget and open Canvas. Set the size to 200 × 200, the background to #F2E6D8 and the corner radius to 40.
Tap Add and choose Date. Set the pattern to the full weekday (EEEE), the size to 15 and the color to #C4673F.
Add a second Date layer with the day number (pattern d) at size 92 in #4A3528, using DM Serif Display.
Add a third Date layer with the full month (MMMM) at size 15 in #9B7F68.
Center all three layers on the canvas.
Add the boho ornament with Shape layers and move them below the other layers in Layers: three nested arches in the bottom right corner in terracotta, clay and olive.
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 boho date widgets

Use arches or half circles as the main shape.
Keep to three earth colors.
Make the day number at least twice the size of the other lines.
Write the month in full if there is room; short forms such as "Nov" look cramped in serif fonts.
Pair it with a clock widget in the same font rather than squeezing the time into the same 2 × 2 space.
Do not use cool blues or pure white.
Do not use sharp corners.

Questions about the boho date widget

What size is a boho date 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?

Sand (#F2E6D8) for the background, Bark (#4A3528) for the main text, Driftwood (#9B7F68) for labels and Terracotta (#C4673F) as the accent.

Is it free to make?

Yes. Date widgets use free features in WidgetCraft, and the boho styling is free too.

What else is this style called?

People also search for bohemian date widget, earthy date widget, terracotta date widget. They describe the same look as this boho date widget.