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Gaming HUD calendar widget

By the WidgetCraft team · Updated November 13, 2026

A gaming HUD calendar widget shows today's date beside your next event. Heads-up display panels with health bars and bright status colors. This page gives the exact colors, type settings and layers, with a preview drawn from the same values.

Gaming HUD calendar widget design preview: Heads-up display panels with health bars and bright status colors. — Design preview drawn from the recipe below. Example values are shown; your widget uses live data.

What a gaming HUD 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 gaming HUD style shapes it

Gaming HUD widgets look like the status display of an action game: dark panels, angled corners, health-style bars and bright red, green and purple.

Numbers: Show values as fractions like 72/100 in bold.
Lists: Treat rows as quests with a small diamond marker.

Gaming HUD calendar widget recipe

Layer	Settings
Canvas	360 × 180, background #10121A, corner radius 4, outline 2 pt #F2F4FF
Shape	date block 104 × 124, radius 4, fill #8B5CF6
Date	weekday (size 13) and day number (size 58) centered on the block, color #FFFFFF
Text	label "Next", size 11, color #7D86A8
List or Text	next event title, Rajdhani, size 19, color #F2F4FF; time at size 14 in #7D86A8
Shape	divider 1.5 pt in #7D86A8 at 40% opacity
Ornament	an angled purple tab in the top left corner and a matching green tab in the bottom right
Font	Rajdhani (import the font file), or the built-in Condensed
Home screen size	4 × 2 cells

Gaming HUD color palette

Shadow #10121ABackground
Panel #1B1F2ESurface and tracks
White #F2F4FFText
Steel #7D86A8Labels
Arcane purple #8B5CF6Accent

How to make a gaming HUD calendar widget in WidgetCraft

Create a widget and open Canvas. Set the size to 360 × 180, the background to #10121A and the corner radius to 4. Add a 2-point outline.
Add a Shape on the left, 104 × 124 with radius 4, filled with #8B5CF6.
Add two Date layers over it: the short weekday at size 13 and the day number at size 58, both in #FFFFFF.
Add a Text label "Next" at size 11 in #7D86A8.
Add a List layer, open Data and choose your calendar. Set the title to size 19 in #F2F4FF and the time to size 14 in #7D86A8.
Add the gaming HUD ornament with Shape layers and move them below the other layers in Layers: an angled purple tab in the top left corner and a matching green tab in the bottom right.
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 gaming HUD calendar widgets

Name things like game stats to sell the theme.
Use two bar colors with clear meaning.
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 use soft pastel colors.
Do not round the panels.

Questions about the gaming HUD calendar widget

What size is a gaming HUD 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?

Shadow (#10121A) for the background, White (#F2F4FF) for the main text, Steel (#7D86A8) for labels and Arcane purple (#8B5CF6) as the accent.

Is it free to make?

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

What else is this style called?

People also search for gamer calendar widget, rgb calendar widget, hud calendar widget, esports calendar widget. They describe the same look as this gaming HUD calendar widget.

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