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Halloween calendar widget

By the WidgetCraft team · Updated

A Halloween calendar widget shows today's date beside your next event. Pumpkin orange and purple on black. This page gives the exact colors, type settings and layers, with a preview drawn from the same values.

Halloween calendar widget design preview: Pumpkin orange and purple on black.
Design preview drawn from the recipe below. Example values are shown; your widget uses live data.

What a Halloween 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 Halloween style shapes it

Halloween widgets use pumpkin orange, deep purple and black with a slightly eerie display font. A countdown to 31 October is the obvious centerpiece.

Halloween calendar widget recipe

LayerSettings
Canvas360 × 180, background #120B1A, corner radius 16
Shapedate block 104 × 124, radius 16, fill #9B5DE5
Dateweekday (size 13) and day number (size 58) centered on the block, color #FFFFFF
Textlabel "Next", size 11, color #8E7AA8
List or Textnext event title, Creepster, size 19, color #FF8A1F; time at size 14 in #8E7AA8
Shapedivider 1.5 pt in #8E7AA8 at 40% opacity
Ornamenta crescent moon in the top right, made from an orange circle with a slightly offset circle in the background color on top, plus a few dim dots
FontCreepster (import the font file), or the built-in Serif
Home screen size4 × 2 cells

Halloween color palette

How to make a Halloween calendar widget in WidgetCraft

  1. Create a widget and open Canvas. Set the size to 360 × 180, the background to #120B1A and the corner radius to 16.
  2. Add a Shape on the left, 104 × 124 with radius 16, filled with #9B5DE5.
  3. Add two Date layers over it: the short weekday at size 13 and the day number at size 58, both in #FFFFFF.
  4. Add a Text label "Next" at size 11 in #8E7AA8.
  5. Add a List layer, open Data and choose your calendar. Set the title to size 19 in #FF8A1F and the time to size 14 in #8E7AA8.
  6. Add the Halloween ornament with Shape layers and move them below the other layers in Layers: a crescent moon in the top right, made from an orange circle with a slightly offset circle in the background color on top, plus a few dim dots.
  7. 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 Halloween calendar widgets

Questions about the Halloween calendar widget

What size is a Halloween 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?

Midnight (#120B1A) for the background, Pumpkin (#FF8A1F) for the main text, Fog (#8E7AA8) for labels and Violet (#9B5DE5) as the accent.

Is it free to make?

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

What else is this style called?

People also search for spooky calendar widget, october calendar widget, pumpkin calendar widget. They describe the same look as this Halloween calendar widget.

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