Handwritten sticky note widget

What a handwritten sticky note widget shows

A sticky note widget holds a few words you need to see: a shopping list, a reminder, a phone number. It works best short, with a bold title and three or four lines.

Type the note straight into a Text layer, or keep notes in WidgetCraft's Tasks, notes & habits section and show them with the Saved notes list. Both are free, stay on the phone and need no permission.

How the handwritten style shapes it

Handwritten widgets look like a page from a bullet journal: a handwriting font, dotted or lined paper, pen-blue ink and hand-drawn boxes.

• Text: Use a handwriting font about 20% larger than you would a normal font; script reads small.

Handwritten sticky note widget recipe

Handwritten color palette

• Page #FBF8EFBackground
• Margin #EFE9D8Surface and tracks
• Pen blue #2B3A67Text
• Pencil #8C93ADLabels
• Red pen #E0574FAccent

How to make a handwritten sticky note widget in WidgetCraft

1. Create a widget and open Canvas. Set the size to 200 × 200, the background to #FBF8EF and the corner radius to 10. Add a 2-point outline.
2. Add a Shape 52 × 16 at the top center in #E0574F at 75% opacity, like a strip of tape, and rotate it 2°.
3. Add a Text layer for the title at size 20 in #2B3A67 using Caveat.
4. Add a second Text layer for the note, one item per line, at size 15 with line spacing 1.7. To show notes you keep in the app instead, add Saved notes.
5. Add thin Shape rules under each line in #8C93AD at 30% opacity for a ruled-paper look.
6. Add the handwritten ornament with Shape layers and move them below the other layers in Layers: faint ruled lines every 22 points and a thin red margin line 14 points from the left, like notebook paper.
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 handwritten sticky note widgets

• Rotate one element by 2 or 3 degrees for a natural feel.
• Use pen blue as the main ink.
• Four short lines is the most a 2 × 2 note can hold at a readable size.
• Use line breaks rather than long sentences so the note scans at a glance.
• For a list you tick off, use a to-do widget instead.
• Do not mix several handwriting fonts.
• Do not use it for very small text.

Questions about the handwritten sticky note widget

What size is a handwritten sticky note widget?

It is designed for 2 × 2 home screen cells on a 200 × 200 canvas. You can resize it on the launcher and the design scales in proportion.

Which colors does it use?

Page (#FBF8EF) for the background, Pen blue (#2B3A67) for the main text, Pencil (#8C93AD) for labels and Red pen (#E0574F) as the accent.

Is it free to make?

Yes. Sticky note widgets use free features in WidgetCraft, and the handwritten styling is free too.

What else is this style called?

People also search for journal sticky note widget, notebook sticky note widget, bullet journal sticky note widget, doodle sticky note widget. They describe the same look as this handwritten sticky note widget.

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