Glass clock widget

What a glass 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 glass style shapes it

Glass widgets look like frosted panes floating over the wallpaper. Android widgets cannot blur what is behind them, so the effect comes from a translucent white fill, a thin bright border and a soft, colorful wallpaper.

• Numbers: Keep numbers white and medium weight, with labels at about 80% opacity.
• Text: Use white text at full opacity; it must stay readable over any part of the wallpaper.

Glass clock widget recipe

Glass color palette

• Frost (white 25%) #FFFFFFBackground
• Highlight (white 40%) #FFFFFFSurface and tracks
• White #FFFFFFText
• Mist #E6ECFFLabels
• White #FFFFFFAccent

How to make a glass clock widget in WidgetCraft

1. Create a widget and open Canvas. Set the size to 360 × 180, the background to white at 24% opacity and the corner radius to 28. Add a 1-point outline.
2. 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.
3. Add a Date layer above it for the weekday at size 12 in #E6ECFF.
4. Add a second Date layer below for the day and month at size 15.
5. Add a small Shape in #FFFFFF as the only accent, and align every layer to the same left margin of 24.
6. Arrange the layers in the split layout: the time on the left at size 64, a thin divider at x 236, and the weekday and date stacked in a column on the 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 glass clock widgets

• Set the background to white at 20 to 30% opacity.
• Add a 1 point white outline at about 40% opacity.
• 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 expect real blur; choose an already soft wallpaper instead.
• Do not use dark text unless the wallpaper is very light.

Questions about the glass clock widget

What size is a glass 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?

Frost (white 25%) (#FFFFFF) for the background, White (#FFFFFF) for the main text, Mist (#E6ECFF) for labels and White (#FFFFFF) as the accent.

Is it free to make?

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

What else is this style called?

People also search for glassmorphism clock widget, transparent clock widget, frosted glass clock widget, translucent clock widget. They describe the same look as this glass clock widget.

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