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Flat calendar widget

By the WidgetCraft team · Updated November 13, 2026

A flat calendar widget shows today's date beside your next event. Solid colors, no shadows, no gradients and clear shapes. This page gives the exact colors, type settings and layers, with a preview drawn from the same values.

Flat calendar widget design preview: Solid colors, no shadows, no gradients and clear shapes. — Design preview drawn from the recipe below. Example values are shown; your widget uses live data.

What a flat calendar widget shows

A calendar widget answers two questions: what day is it, and what is next. The date sits in a bold block on the left and the next event takes the right side.

The date works with no permission. Showing events needs Android's calendar permission and a calendar connection, which is a Pro feature in WidgetCraft. Without it you can still build the date block on its own for free.

How the flat style shapes it

Flat widgets use blocks of solid color with white text and simple shapes. There is no depth at all, which keeps them crisp at any size and quick to build.

Numbers: Keep numbers white and semi-bold.
Lists: Mark rows with solid circles in the accent color.

Flat calendar widget recipe

Layer	Settings
Canvas	360 × 180, background #2D6CDF, corner radius 16
Shape	date block 104 × 124, radius 16, fill #FFC83D
Date	weekday (size 13) and day number (size 58) centered on the block, color #000000
Text	label "Next", size 11, color #CFE0FF
List or Text	next event title, built-in Sans, size 19, color #FFFFFF; time at size 14 in #CFE0FF
Shape	divider 1.5 pt in #CFE0FF at 40% opacity
Ornament	a darker cobalt triangle filling the bottom right corner
Font	built-in Sans
Home screen size	4 × 2 cells

Flat color palette

Cobalt #2D6CDFBackground
Deep cobalt #2459B8Surface and tracks
White #FFFFFFText
Pale blue #CFE0FFLabels
Sun yellow #FFC83DAccent

How to make a flat calendar widget in WidgetCraft

Create a widget and open Canvas. Set the size to 360 × 180, the background to #2D6CDF and the corner radius to 16.
Add a Shape on the left, 104 × 124 with radius 16, filled with #FFC83D.
Add two Date layers over it: the short weekday at size 13 and the day number at size 58, both in #000000.
Add a Text label "Next" at size 11 in #CFE0FF.
Add a List layer, open Data and choose your calendar. Set the title to size 19 in #FFFFFF and the time to size 14 in #CFE0FF.
Add the flat ornament with Shape layers and move them below the other layers in Layers: a darker cobalt triangle filling the bottom right corner.
Tap Save, then Add to home screen and resize the widget on your launcher if needed.

The layout and styling are free. The live data connection for this widget needs WidgetCraft Pro, a one-time purchase.

Tips for flat calendar widgets

Pick one strong background color per widget.
Use a darker shade of the same color for tracks.
Event titles vary in length, so give the title a single line and let it truncate.
Show one or two events at most in a 4 × 2 widget.
If no events appear, check that the calendar you chose is the one your events are saved in.
Do not add shadows or gradients.
Do not use more than one accent.

Questions about the flat calendar widget

What size is a flat calendar 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?

Cobalt (#2D6CDF) for the background, White (#FFFFFF) for the main text, Pale blue (#CFE0FF) for labels and Sun yellow (#FFC83D) as the accent.

Is it free to make?

The flat design is free to build. Showing live events needs the one-time Pro upgrade.

What else is this style called?

People also search for flat design calendar widget, solid color calendar widget, simple color calendar widget. They describe the same look as this flat calendar widget.

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