Dark academia · Battery · 2 × 2 widget
Dark academia battery widget
A dark academia battery widget shows your charge level as a ring with the percentage in the middle. Old libraries: deep brown, parchment, gold and classic serifs. This page gives the exact colors, type settings and layers, with a preview drawn from the same values.

What a dark academia battery widget shows
A battery widget turns one number into a shape you can read without thinking. A ring that fills clockwise is the clearest form, with the percentage inside it.
Battery level is a free, built-in source in WidgetCraft and needs no permission. The widget refreshes when the charge changes or the charger is connected.
How the dark academia style shapes it
Dark academia widgets look like a leather-bound notebook: deep brown and black grounds, parchment text, a gold accent and classical serif type suited to quotes and reading goals.
- Bars and rings: Use thin brass lines; treat progress like a bookmark ribbon.
- Numbers: Use old-style serif numerals, centered, with a brass rule beneath.
Dark academia battery widget recipe
| Layer | Settings |
|---|---|
| Canvas | 200 × 200, background #1F1813, corner radius 8, outline 1 pt #E8DCC4 |
| Ring | diameter 120, stroke 5, track #9C8B72 at 28% opacity, progress #B08D57, round ends, start at top |
| Battery | level as a number, Cormorant Garamond, size 44, color #E8DCC4, centered in the ring |
| Text | "percent" at size 10 and "Battery" at size 11, color #9C8B72 |
| Ornament | a thin brass outline inset 7 points, and a short burgundy ribbon (a 10 × 34 rectangle) hanging from the top right like a bookmark |
| Font | Cormorant Garamond (import the font file), or the built-in Serif |
| Home screen size | 2 × 2 cells |
Dark academia color palette
- Walnut
#1F1813Background - Leather
#2C221ASurface and tracks - Parchment
#E8DCC4Text - Dust
#9C8B72Labels - Brass
#B08D57Accent
How to make a dark academia battery widget in WidgetCraft
- Create a widget and open Canvas. Set the size to 200 × 200, the background to #1F1813 and the corner radius to 8. Add a 1-point outline.
- Tap Add and choose Ring. Set the diameter to 120 and the stroke to 5.
- Open Data for the ring and connect it to Battery level with a range of 0 to 100.
- Color the progress #B08D57 and the track #9C8B72 at about 28% opacity.
- Add a Battery layer in the center at size 44 in #E8DCC4, then a small Text label underneath.
- Add the dark academia ornament with Shape layers and move them below the other layers in Layers: a thin brass outline inset 7 points, and a short burgundy ribbon (a 10 × 34 rectangle) hanging from the top right like a bookmark.
- 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 dark academia battery widgets
- Keep the background very dark brown rather than black.
- Use brass for lines and one burgundy detail.
- Start the ring at the top and fill clockwise; other start points are harder to read.
- Keep the track visible at low opacity so an almost-empty ring still looks like a ring.
- A battery widget shows the phone only. Earbuds and watches need their maker's own widget.
- Do not use sans-serif display type.
- Do not use bright white text.
Questions about the dark academia battery widget
What size is a dark academia battery 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?
Walnut (#1F1813) for the background, Parchment (#E8DCC4) for the main text, Dust (#9C8B72) for labels and Brass (#B08D57) as the accent.
Is it free to make?
Yes. Battery widgets use free features in WidgetCraft, and the dark academia styling is free too.
What else is this style called?
People also search for academia battery widget, library aesthetic battery widget, vintage study battery widget. They describe the same look as this dark academia battery widget.
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