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Brutalist countdown widget

By the WidgetCraft team · Updated November 13, 2026

A brutalist countdown widget counts the days left until a date you choose. Heavy type, hard edges, thick outlines and no softening. This page gives the exact colors, type settings and layers, with a preview drawn from the same values.

Brutalist countdown widget design preview: Heavy type, hard edges, thick outlines and no softening. — Design preview drawn from the recipe below. Example values are shown; your widget uses live data.

What a brutalist 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 brutalist style shapes it

Brutalist widgets look deliberately raw: oversized condensed type, square corners, thick black outlines and one loud color. Nothing is rounded or shaded, which makes them very readable at a glance.

Numbers: Make numerals huge, bold and tightly packed so they almost touch the frame.
Bars and rings: Draw progress as solid blocks or a thick bar with square ends, never rounded.

Brutalist countdown widget recipe

Layer	Settings
Canvas	360 × 180, background #FBFAF4, corner radius 0, outline 4 pt #111111
Layout	stacked: label, number and event name, left aligned
Text	label "Days until", size 12, color #55534C
Countdown	days remaining, Bebas Neue, size 76, color #111111
Text	event name, size 20, color #111111
Progress	ten square blocks, 312 wide, progress #FF6B2C
Ornament	a strip of black diagonal hazard stripes, 10 points tall, along the bottom edge
Font	Bebas Neue (import the font file), or the built-in Condensed
Home screen size	4 × 2 cells

Brutalist color palette

Concrete white #FBFAF4Background
Raw paper #EFEDE3Surface and tracks
Black #111111Text
Soot #55534CLabels
Hazard orange #FF6B2CAccent

How to make a brutalist countdown widget in WidgetCraft

Create a widget and open Canvas. Set the size to 360 × 180, the background to #FBFAF4 and the corner radius to 0. Add a 4-point outline.
Tap Add and choose Countdown. Pick your target date and show days only.
Set the font to Bebas Neue, the size to 76 and the color to #111111.
Add a Text label "Days until" at size 12 in #55534C, and a second Text layer for the event name at size 20.
Add a Progress layer as ten square blocks in #FF6B2C to show how much of the wait has passed.
Add the brutalist ornament with Shape layers and move them below the other layers in Layers: a strip of black diagonal hazard stripes, 10 points tall, along the bottom edge.
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 brutalist countdown widgets

Keep corner radius at 0 and outlines at 3 to 4 points.
Use one loud accent against black and off-white.
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 add shadows, gradients or transparency.
Do not use light font weights.

Ready-made Brutalist templates

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

Focus terminal12 editable layers

Hard deadline16 editable layers

Idea clicker20 editable layers

Questions about the brutalist countdown widget

What size is a brutalist 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?

Concrete white (#FBFAF4) for the background, Black (#111111) for the main text, Soot (#55534C) for labels and Hazard orange (#FF6B2C) as the accent.

Is it free to make?

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

What else is this style called?

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