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Gaming HUD countdown widget

By the WidgetCraft team · Updated

A gaming HUD countdown widget counts the days left until a date you choose. 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 countdown 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 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 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.

Gaming HUD countdown widget recipe

LayerSettings
Canvas360 × 180, background #10121A, corner radius 4, outline 2 pt #F2F4FF
Layoutsplit: label and event name on the left, the number right aligned and larger on the right
Textlabel "Days until", size 12, color #7D86A8
Countdowndays remaining, Rajdhani, size 76, color #F2F4FF
Textevent name, size 20, color #F2F4FF
Progressten short segments, 312 wide, progress #8B5CF6
Ornamentan angled purple tab in the top left corner and a matching green tab in the bottom right
FontRajdhani (import the font file), or the built-in Condensed
Home screen size4 × 2 cells

Gaming HUD color palette

How to make a gaming HUD countdown widget in WidgetCraft

  1. 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.
  2. Tap Add and choose Countdown. Pick your target date and show days only.
  3. Set the font to Rajdhani, the size to 76 and the color to #F2F4FF.
  4. Add a Text label "Days until" at size 12 in #7D86A8, and a second Text layer for the event name at size 20.
  5. Add a Progress layer as ten short segments in #8B5CF6 to show how much of the wait has passed.
  6. 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.
  7. 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 gaming HUD countdown widgets

Questions about the gaming HUD countdown widget

What size is a gaming HUD 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?

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?

Yes. Countdown widgets use free features in WidgetCraft, and the gaming HUD styling is free too.

What else is this style called?

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

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