Brutalist date widget

What a brutalist 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 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.
• Text: Set every label in capitals with wide spacing, like a stencil or a shipping label.

Brutalist date widget recipe

Brutalist color palette

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

How to make a brutalist date widget in WidgetCraft

1. Create a widget and open Canvas. Set the size to 200 × 200, the background to #FBFAF4 and the corner radius to 0. Add a 4-point outline.
2. Tap Add and choose Date. Set the pattern to the full weekday (EEEE), the size to 15 and the color to #FF6B2C.
3. Add a second Date layer with the day number (pattern d) at size 104 in #111111, using Bebas Neue.
4. Add a third Date layer with the full month (MMMM) at size 15 in #55534C, in capitals.
5. Center all three layers on the canvas.
6. 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.
7. 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 date widgets

• Keep corner radius at 0 and outlines at 3 to 4 points.
• Use one loud accent against black and off-white.
• 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 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.

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Questions about the brutalist date widget

What size is a brutalist 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?

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

What else is this style called?

People also search for brutalism date widget, bold date widget, raw date widget. They describe the same look as this brutalist date widget.

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