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Halloween countdown widget

By the WidgetCraft team · Updated

A Halloween countdown widget counts the days left until a date you choose. 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 countdown 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 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 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 countdown widget recipe

LayerSettings
Canvas360 × 180, background #120B1A, corner radius 16
Layoutstacked: label, number and event name, center aligned
Textlabel "Days until", size 12, color #8E7AA8
Countdowndays remaining, Creepster, size 76, color #FF8A1F
Textevent name, size 20, color #FF8A1F
Progressa thick 12-point bar with rounded ends, 200 wide, progress #9B5DE5
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 countdown 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. Tap Add and choose Countdown. Pick your target date and show days only.
  3. Set the font to Creepster, the size to 76 and the color to #FF8A1F.
  4. Add a Text label "Days until" at size 12 in #8E7AA8, and a second Text layer for the event name at size 20.
  5. Add a Progress layer as a thick 12-point bar with rounded ends in #9B5DE5 to show how much of the wait has passed.
  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.

Everything in this recipe works in the free version.

Tips for Halloween countdown widgets

Questions about the Halloween countdown widget

What size is a Halloween 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?

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?

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

What else is this style called?

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

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