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Christmas analog clock widget

By the WidgetCraft team · Updated

A Christmas analog clock widget shows the time on a round dial with hour and minute hands. Deep green, red and gold for December. This page gives the exact colors, type settings and layers, with a preview drawn from the same values.

Christmas analog clock widget design preview: Deep green, red and gold for December.
Design preview drawn from the recipe below. Example values are shown; your widget uses live data.

What a Christmas 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 Christmas style shapes it

Christmas widgets use pine green, berry red, cream and a little gold. A countdown to 25 December is the classic, joined by a festive clock and a gift list.

Christmas analog clock widget recipe

LayerSettings
Canvas200 × 200, background #14402B, corner radius 20
Analogdial #1C5A3C, ring 4 pt in #FBF3E0
Markers12 ticks, quarter-hours in #FBF3E0 (3 pt), others in #A9C4B0 (1.5 pt)
Hour handlength 50%, width 6, color #FBF3E0, round ends
Minute handlength 78%, width 3.5, color #FBF3E0
Center capradius 6, color #D62828
Ornamenta string of five small baubles (circles alternating red and gold) hanging from a thin curved line across the top right
FontMountains of Christmas (import the font file), or the built-in Serif
Home screen size2 × 2 cells

Christmas color palette

How to make a Christmas analog clock widget in WidgetCraft

  1. Create a widget and open Canvas. Set the size to 200 × 200, the background to #14402B and the corner radius to 20.
  2. Tap Add and choose Analog. Size it to fill the canvas with a margin of about 28.
  3. Open the clock details and set the dial to #1C5A3C with a 4-point ring in #FBF3E0.
  4. Set twelve markers: quarter-hours thicker in #FBF3E0, the rest thinner in #A9C4B0.
  5. Style the hour hand (short, width 6) and minute hand (long, width 3.5) in #FBF3E0, turn the second hand off and color the center cap #D62828.
  6. Add the Christmas ornament with Shape layers and move them below the other layers in Layers: a string of five small baubles (circles alternating red and gold) hanging from a thin curved line across the top right.
  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 Christmas analog clock widgets

Questions about the Christmas analog clock widget

What size is a Christmas 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?

Pine (#14402B) for the background, Snow cream (#FBF3E0) for the main text, Frost (#A9C4B0) for labels and Berry red (#D62828) as the accent.

Is it free to make?

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

What else is this style called?

People also search for xmas analog clock widget, holiday analog clock widget, festive analog clock widget, christmas countdown analog clock widget. They describe the same look as this Christmas analog clock widget.

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