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Flat clock widget

By the WidgetCraft team · Updated November 13, 2026

A flat clock widget shows the time in large numerals with the day and date beneath. 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 clock 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 clock widget shows

A digital clock is the widget most people place first. It needs to be readable from arm's length, so the time takes most of the space and the date sits quietly below it.

It uses the phone's own time, so it needs no permission and works offline. WidgetCraft's clock layer follows your 12- or 24-hour setting unless you choose a format.

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.
Text: Use white text on the color block with a paler tint for labels.

Flat clock widget recipe

Layer	Settings
Canvas	360 × 180, background #2D6CDF, corner radius 16
Layout	stacked: weekday, time, then date, all left aligned
Text or Date	weekday, built-in Sans, size 12, color #CFE0FF
Clock	format HH:mm, built-in Sans, weight 600, size 78, color #FFFFFF, left aligned
Date	day and month, size 15, color #CFE0FF
Shape	small dot or rule in #FFC83D
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 clock 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.
Tap Add and choose Clock. Set the format to hours and minutes, the font to built-in Sans, the size to 78 and the color to #FFFFFF.
Add a Date layer above it for the weekday at size 12 in #CFE0FF.
Add a second Date layer below for the day and month at size 15.
Add a small Shape in #FFC83D as the only accent, and align every layer to the same left margin of 24.
Arrange the layers in the stacked layout: weekday, time, then date, all left aligned.
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.

Everything in this recipe works in the free version.

Tips for flat clock widgets

Pick one strong background color per widget.
Use a darker shade of the same color for tracks.
Seconds make a home screen widget look busy and Android updates widgets about once a minute, so leave them out.
Check the widest time, such as 22:58 or 12:48 PM, so it never touches the edges.
If the launcher crops the widget, reduce the time size before reducing the margins.
Do not add shadows or gradients.
Do not use more than one accent.

Questions about the flat clock widget

What size is a flat clock 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?

Yes. Clock widgets use free features in WidgetCraft, and the flat styling is free too.

What else is this style called?

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

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