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Dark quote widget
A dark quote widget displays a line you want to see every day. 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 quote widget shows
A quote widget is pure typography, so the style shows more clearly here than anywhere else. Line length, line spacing and the size of the quotation mark do the design work.
It is plain text you type yourself: free, offline and with no permission. Change the words whenever you like.
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.
- Text: Use off-white for main text and mid grey for labels so the contrast has two clear levels.
Dark quote widget recipe
| Layer | Settings |
|---|---|
| Canvas | 360 × 180, background #000000, corner radius 24 |
| Shape | vertical rule 4 points wide in #3B9EFF at the left of the quote, in place of a quotation mark |
| Text | quote in two lines, built-in Sans, weight 500, size 22, line spacing 1.35, color #FAFAFA, left aligned |
| Text | author, 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 quote 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.
- Add a Text layer and type your quote. Set the font to built-in Sans, the size to 22 and the color to #FAFAFA.
- Press return where you want the line to break, and set the alignment to left.
- Add a Shape, 4 points wide and as tall as the quote, in #3B9EFF, and place it to the left of the text as a rule.
- Add the author on its own Text layer at size 12 in #8C8C8C.
- 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 quote widgets
- Use #000000 so the widget disappears into a black wallpaper.
- Keep one accent color for the whole screen.
- Keep quotes under about 12 words so the text can stay large.
- Break lines by meaning, not wherever the text happens to wrap.
- Always credit the author on a separate, smaller line.
- 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 quote widget
What size is a dark quote 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. Quote widgets use free features in WidgetCraft, and the dark styling is free too.
What else is this style called?
People also search for black quote widget, AMOLED quote widget, dark mode quote widget, OLED quote widget. They describe the same look as this dark quote widget.
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