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Cyberpunk date widget

By the WidgetCraft team · Updated November 13, 2026

A cyberpunk date widget shows the weekday, a large day number and the month. Yellow and cyan interface panels with angular, technical type. This page gives the exact colors, type settings and layers, with a preview drawn from the same values.

Cyberpunk date widget design preview: Yellow and cyan interface panels with angular, technical type. — Design preview drawn from the recipe below. Example values are shown; your widget uses live data.

What a cyberpunk 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 cyberpunk style shapes it

Cyberpunk widgets look like a readout from a science-fiction interface: acid yellow on black, cyan data lines, capital labels with codes and numbers, and sharp angled panels.

Numbers: Show numbers in yellow with a small cyan unit label beside them.
Text: Write labels as short codes in capitals, for example SYS or PWR, with wide spacing.

Cyberpunk date widget recipe

Layer	Settings
Canvas	200 × 200, background #0A0A0C, corner radius 2, outline 2 pt #FCEE0A
Date	weekday (pattern EEEE), size 15, color #00F0FF, centered
Date	day number (pattern d), Orbitron, weight 700, size 72, color #FCEE0A
Date	month (pattern MMMM), size 15, color #7C7C86
Font	Orbitron (import the font file), or the built-in Mono
Home screen size	2 × 2 cells

Cyberpunk color palette

Void #0A0A0CBackground
Carbon #16161ASurface and tracks
Acid yellow #FCEE0AText
Steel #7C7C86Labels
Cyan #00F0FFAccent

How to make a cyberpunk date widget in WidgetCraft

Create a widget and open Canvas. Set the size to 200 × 200, the background to #0A0A0C and the corner radius to 2. Add a 2-point outline.
Tap Add and choose Date. Set the pattern to the full weekday (EEEE), the size to 15 and the color to #00F0FF.
Add a second Date layer with the day number (pattern d) at size 72 in #FCEE0A, using Orbitron.
Add a third Date layer with the full month (MMMM) at size 15 in #7C7C86, in capitals.
Center all three layers on the canvas.
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 cyberpunk date widgets

Keep corners sharp and add one thin accent line.
Use yellow for values and cyan for structure.
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 soft rounded fonts.
Do not use more than three colors.

Questions about the cyberpunk date widget

What size is a cyberpunk 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?

Void (#0A0A0C) for the background, Acid yellow (#FCEE0A) for the main text, Steel (#7C7C86) for labels and Cyan (#00F0FF) as the accent.

Is it free to make?

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

What else is this style called?

People also search for futuristic date widget, sci-fi date widget, hud date widget, tech date widget. They describe the same look as this cyberpunk date widget.

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