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Editorial battery widget

By the WidgetCraft team · Updated November 13, 2026

An editorial battery widget shows your charge level as a ring with the percentage in the middle. Magazine layouts with serif headlines, paper tones and portrait photos. This page gives the exact colors, type settings and layers, with a preview drawn from the same values.

Editorial battery widget design preview: Magazine layouts with serif headlines, paper tones and portrait photos. — Design preview drawn from the recipe below. Example values are shown; your widget uses live data.

What an editorial 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 editorial style shapes it

Editorial widgets borrow from print magazines: a large serif headline, small spaced captions, thin rules and warm paper colors. They suit quotes, reading progress and portrait photos.

Bars and rings: Use thin rules and a slim progress line, like the column dividers in a magazine.
Numbers: Set numbers in the serif at display size and add a short caption underneath.

Editorial battery widget recipe

Layer	Settings
Canvas	200 × 200, background #F3EEE4, corner radius 6
Ring	diameter 120, stroke 5, track #7B7265 at 28% opacity, progress #A4452C, round ends, start at top
Battery	level as a number, Libre Caslon Display, size 44, color #1D1A16, centered in the ring
Text	"percent" at size 10 and "Battery" at size 11, color #7B7265
Ornament	a single hairline rule across the top, like a column divider
Font	Libre Caslon Display (import the font file), or the built-in Serif
Home screen size	2 × 2 cells

Editorial color palette

Newsprint #F3EEE4Background
Aged paper #E7DFD0Surface and tracks
Press black #1D1A16Text
Caption grey #7B7265Labels
Masthead red #A4452CAccent

How to make an editorial battery widget in WidgetCraft

Create a widget and open Canvas. Set the size to 200 × 200, the background to #F3EEE4 and the corner radius to 6.
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 #A4452C and the track #7B7265 at about 28% opacity.
Add a Battery layer in the center at size 44 in #1D1A16, then a small Text label underneath.
Add the editorial ornament with Shape layers and move them below the other layers in Layers: a single hairline rule across the top, like a column divider.
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 editorial battery widgets

Use a real serif for the headline and keep captions under 11 points.
Add one thin rule to anchor the layout.
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 bright saturated colors.
Do not center everything; align to the left edge like a column.

Ready-made Editorial templates

WidgetCraft includes a Editorial template pack you can import and edit instead of starting from a blank canvas.

A word to collect5 editable layers

Reading bookmark6 editable layers

Sunday cover7 editable layers

Questions about the editorial battery widget

What size is an editorial 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?

Newsprint (#F3EEE4) for the background, Press black (#1D1A16) for the main text, Caption grey (#7B7265) for labels and Masthead red (#A4452C) as the accent.

Is it free to make?

Yes. Battery widgets use free features in WidgetCraft, and the editorial styling is free too.

What else is this style called?

People also search for magazine battery widget, serif battery widget, newspaper style battery widget. They describe the same look as this editorial battery widget.