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Christmas countdown widget

By the WidgetCraft team · Updated

A Christmas countdown widget counts the days left until a date you choose. 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 countdown 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 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 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 countdown widget recipe

LayerSettings
Canvas360 × 180, background #14402B, corner radius 20
Layoutstacked: label, number and event name, center aligned
Textlabel "Days until", size 12, color #A9C4B0
Countdowndays remaining, Mountains of Christmas, size 76, color #FBF3E0
Textevent name, size 20, color #FBF3E0
Progressa thick 12-point bar with rounded ends, 200 wide, progress #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 size4 × 2 cells

Christmas color palette

How to make a Christmas countdown widget in WidgetCraft

  1. Create a widget and open Canvas. Set the size to 360 × 180, the background to #14402B and the corner radius to 20.
  2. Tap Add and choose Countdown. Pick your target date and show days only.
  3. Set the font to Mountains of Christmas, the size to 76 and the color to #FBF3E0.
  4. Add a Text label "Days until" at size 12 in #A9C4B0, and a second Text layer for the event name at size 20.
  5. Add a Progress layer as a thick 12-point bar with rounded ends in #D62828 to show how much of the wait has passed.
  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 countdown widgets

Questions about the Christmas countdown widget

What size is a Christmas 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?

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

What else is this style called?

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

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