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Dark photo widget
A dark photo widget frames a favorite picture with a short caption. 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 photo widget shows
A photo widget puts a person, place or pet on the home screen without making it the wallpaper. The frame, the crop and the caption decide whether it feels designed or just pasted in.
You pick the picture with Android's photo picker, so WidgetCraft needs no storage permission, and the photo stays on your phone. It is a free element.
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.
- Photos: Darken photos slightly so their brightest area does not overpower the text.
- Text: Use off-white for main text and mid grey for labels so the contrast has two clear levels.
Dark photo widget recipe
| Layer | Settings |
|---|---|
| Canvas | 360 × 200, background #000000, corner radius 24 |
| Layout | photo on the left, caption on the right |
| Image | 190 × 160, corner radius 16, crop to fill |
| Text | place label, size 12, color #8C8C8C |
| Text | caption in two lines, built-in Sans, size 24, color #FAFAFA |
| Shape | rule 28 × 3 in #3B9EFF |
| Text | date, size 12, color #8C8C8C |
| 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 photo widget in WidgetCraft
- Create a widget and open Canvas. Set the size to 360 × 200, the background to #000000 and the corner radius to 24.
- Tap Add and choose Image. Pick your photo, size it to 190 × 160 and set crop to fill.
- Set the image corner radius to 16. Drag the crop so the subject is centered.
- Add a Text caption at size 24 in #FAFAFA using built-in Sans.
- Add a small place label above and a date below, both at size 12 in #8C8C8C, with a short rule in #3B9EFF between them.
- 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 photo widgets
- Use #000000 so the widget disappears into a black wallpaper.
- Keep one accent color for the whole screen.
- Choose a photo whose subject sits in the middle; widgets crop the edges.
- Portrait photos suit 2 × 2 or tall widgets better than wide ones.
- Very large images make widgets slow; let the app resize the photo when asked.
- 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 photo widget
What size is a dark photo widget?
It is designed for 4 × 2 home screen cells on a 360 × 200 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. Photo widgets use free features in WidgetCraft, and the dark styling is free too.
What else is this style called?
People also search for black photo widget, AMOLED photo widget, dark mode photo widget, OLED photo widget. They describe the same look as this dark photo widget.
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