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Flat countdown widget

By the WidgetCraft team · Updated November 13, 2026

A flat countdown widget counts the days left until a date you choose. 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 countdown 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 countdown widget shows

A countdown widget keeps one date in view: a trip, a birthday, an exam or a launch. The number of days is the hero, the event name gives it meaning and a bar shows how far along you are.

WidgetCraft's countdown layer works from the phone's clock, so it is free, needs no permission and works offline. You pick the target date in the layer's details.

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.
Bars and rings: Use solid bars in the yellow accent on a darker shade of the background.

Flat countdown widget recipe

Layer	Settings
Canvas	360 × 180, background #2D6CDF, corner radius 16
Layout	split: label and event name on the left, the number right aligned and larger on the right
Text	label "Days until", size 12, color #CFE0FF
Countdown	days remaining, built-in Sans, size 76, color #FFFFFF
Text	event name, size 20, color #FFFFFF
Progress	a thick 12-point bar with rounded ends, 312 wide, progress #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 countdown 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 Countdown. Pick your target date and show days only.
Set the font to built-in Sans, the size to 76 and the color to #FFFFFF.
Add a Text label "Days until" at size 12 in #CFE0FF, and a second Text layer for the event name at size 20.
Add a Progress layer as a thick 12-point bar with rounded ends in #FFC83D to show how much of the wait has passed.
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 countdown widgets

Pick one strong background color per widget.
Use a darker shade of the same color for tracks.
Decide whether today counts; label the number "days left" or "sleeps" so it is not ambiguous.
Short event names fit best. Two or three words is ideal.
After the date passes, change the target or the widget will sit at zero.
Do not add shadows or gradients.
Do not use more than one accent.

Questions about the flat countdown widget

What size is a flat countdown 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. Countdown 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 countdown widget, solid color countdown widget, simple color countdown widget. They describe the same look as this flat countdown widget.

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