Grunge clock widget

What a grunge 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 grunge style shapes it

Grunge widgets look worn and handmade: faded black and charcoal, off-white typewriter text, strips of tape and one dark red accent. They suit goth, emo and alt home screens.

• Numbers: Keep numbers plain and slightly spaced, like stamped digits.
• Text: Use a typewriter font in bone white; capitals for labels.

Grunge clock widget recipe

Grunge color palette

• Faded black #1A1818Background
• Charcoal #2A2626Surface and tracks
• Bone #E9E4DAText
• Ash #8E8780Labels
• Blood red #B3212EAccent

How to make a grunge clock widget in WidgetCraft

1. Create a widget and open Canvas. Set the size to 360 × 180, the background to #1A1818 and the corner radius to 4.
2. Tap Add and choose Clock. Set the format to hours and minutes, the font to Special Elite, the size to 62 and the color to #E9E4DA.
3. Add a Date layer above it for the weekday at size 12 in #8E8780, in capitals.
4. Add a second Date layer below for the day and month at size 15.
5. Add a small Shape in #B3212E as the only accent, and align every layer to the same left margin of 24.
6. Arrange the layers in the stacked layout: weekday, time, then date, all left aligned.
7. Add the grunge ornament with Shape layers and move them below the other layers in Layers: a strip of grey "tape" (a 64 × 16 rectangle at 55% opacity, rotated 12°) across the top right corner, and two faint scratch lines.
8. 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 grunge clock widgets

• Add one strip of "tape" across a corner.
• Use the red accent sparingly, once per widget.
• 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 use rounded, friendly fonts.
• Do not use bright colors other than the red.

Questions about the grunge clock widget

What size is a grunge 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?

Faded black (#1A1818) for the background, Bone (#E9E4DA) for the main text, Ash (#8E8780) for labels and Blood red (#B3212E) as the accent.

Is it free to make?

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

What else is this style called?

People also search for grunge aesthetic clock widget, goth clock widget, emo clock widget, alt clock widget, punk clock widget. They describe the same look as this grunge clock widget.

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