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iOS-style calendar widget

By the WidgetCraft team · Updated November 13, 2026

An iOS-style calendar widget shows today's date beside your next event. Clean white cards, large bold figures and colored highlights. This page gives the exact colors, type settings and layers, with a preview drawn from the same values.

iOS-style calendar widget design preview: Clean white cards, large bold figures and colored highlights. — Design preview drawn from the recipe below. Example values are shown; your widget uses live data.

What an iOS-style 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 iOS-style style shapes it

This style follows the widgets people know from iPhones: white or dark rounded cards, a small colored title, a large bold number and tidy lists. It is a look, not an official Apple design.

Numbers: Use a heavy sans for the main number and a grey caption beside it.
Lists: Show two or three rows with a colored bar at the left of each.

iOS-style calendar widget recipe

Layer	Settings
Canvas	360 × 180, background #FFFFFF, corner radius 26, soft shadow radius 12 at low opacity
Shape	date block 104 × 124, radius 20, fill #FF3B30
Date	weekday (size 13) and day number (size 58) centered on the block, color #FFFFFF
Text	label "Next", size 11, color #8E8E93
List or Text	next event title, built-in Sans, size 19, color #000000; time at size 14 in #8E8E93
Shape	divider 1.5 pt in #8E8E93 at 40% opacity
Font	built-in Sans
Home screen size	4 × 2 cells

iOS-style color palette

White #FFFFFFBackground
System grey #F2F2F7Surface and tracks
Black #000000Text
Label grey #8E8E93Labels
Red #FF3B30Accent

How to make an iOS-style calendar widget in WidgetCraft

Create a widget and open Canvas. Set the size to 360 × 180, the background to #FFFFFF and the corner radius to 26.
Add a Shape on the left, 104 × 124 with radius 20, filled with #FF3B30.
Add two Date layers over it: the short weekday at size 13 and the day number at size 58, both in #FFFFFF.
Add a Text label "Next" at size 11 in #8E8E93.
Add a List layer, open Data and choose your calendar. Set the title to size 19 in #000000 and the time to size 14 in #8E8E93.
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 iOS-style calendar widgets

Keep the card white and the radius around 26.
Use one bright color per widget as the title color.
Event titles vary in length, so give the title a single line and let it truncate.
Show one or two events at most in a 4 × 2 widget.
If no events appear, check that the calendar you chose is the one your events are saved in.
Do not copy Apple artwork or icons.
Do not shrink margins below 16 points.

Questions about the iOS-style calendar widget

What size is an iOS-style 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?

White (#FFFFFF) for the background, Black (#000000) for the main text, Label grey (#8E8E93) for labels and Red (#FF3B30) as the accent.

Is it free to make?

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

What else is this style called?

People also search for iphone style calendar widget, ios widgets for android, apple style calendar widget. They describe the same look as this iOS-style calendar widget.

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