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Dark countdown widget
A dark countdown widget counts the days left until a date you choose. True black backgrounds with white type for OLED screens. This page gives the exact colors, type settings and layers, with a preview drawn from the same values.
What a dark 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 dark style shapes it
Dark widgets sit on pure black so they merge with an AMOLED wallpaper. White text, one bright accent and very little else: sharp to read and easy on the battery of an OLED display.
- Numbers: Let the number glow in white against black and keep it medium weight.
- Bars and rings: Draw the track in dark grey and only the filled part in the accent color.
Dark countdown widget recipe
| Layer | Settings |
|---|---|
| Canvas | 360 × 180, background #000000, corner radius 24 |
| Layout | stacked: label, number and event name, left aligned |
| Text | label "Days until", size 12, color #8C8C8C |
| Countdown | days remaining, built-in Sans, size 76, color #FAFAFA |
| Text | event name, size 20, color #FAFAFA |
| Progress | a thin 4-point bar, 312 wide, progress #3B9EFF |
| Font | built-in Sans |
| Home screen size | 4 × 2 cells |
Dark color palette
- True black
#000000Background - Graphite
#141414Surface and tracks - White
#FAFAFAText - Ash
#8C8C8CLabels - Electric blue
#3B9EFFAccent
How to make a dark countdown widget in WidgetCraft
- Create a widget and open Canvas. Set the size to 360 × 180, the background to #000000 and the corner radius to 24.
- Tap Add and choose Countdown. Pick your target date and show days only.
- Set the font to built-in Sans, the size to 76 and the color to #FAFAFA.
- Add a Text label "Days until" at size 12 in #8C8C8C, and a second Text layer for the event name at size 20.
- Add a Progress layer as a thin 4-point bar in #3B9EFF to show how much of the wait has passed.
- 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 countdown widgets
- Use #000000 so the widget disappears into a black wallpaper.
- Keep one accent color for the whole screen.
- Decide whether today counts; label the number "days left" or "sleeps" so it is not ambiguous.
- Short event names fit best. Two or three words is ideal.
- After the date passes, change the target or the widget will sit at zero.
- Do not use pure white for long text; off-white is easier to read.
- Do not add borders around black widgets on a black wallpaper.
Questions about the dark countdown widget
What size is a dark 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?
True black (#000000) for the background, White (#FAFAFA) for the main text, Ash (#8C8C8C) for labels and Electric blue (#3B9EFF) as the accent.
Is it free to make?
Yes. Countdown widgets use free features in WidgetCraft, and the dark styling is free too.
What else is this style called?
People also search for black countdown widget, AMOLED countdown widget, dark mode countdown widget, OLED countdown widget. They describe the same look as this dark countdown widget.
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