Japandi clock widget

What a Japandi 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 Japandi style shapes it

Japandi widgets mix Japanese and Scandinavian ideas: stone and clay colors, ink-black accents, off-center layouts and a lot of deliberate empty space.

• Numbers: Keep the number moderate in size and anchor it to one corner.
• Text: Use a quiet serif and place text off-center with space around it.

Japandi clock widget recipe

Japandi color palette

• Rice paper #EDE8DFBackground
• Clay #DDD5C7Surface and tracks
• Sumi ink #26231FText
• Stone #8C8478Labels
• Vermilion #9C4A3CAccent

How to make a Japandi clock widget in WidgetCraft

1. Create a widget and open Canvas. Set the size to 360 × 180, the background to #EDE8DF and the corner radius to 8.
2. Tap Add and choose Clock. Set the format to hours and minutes, the font to Noto Serif JP, the size to 78 and the color to #26231F.
3. Add a Date layer above it for the weekday at size 12 in #8C8478.
4. Add a second Date layer below for the day and month at size 15.
5. Add a small Shape in #9C4A3C as the only accent, and align every layer to the same left margin of 24.
6. Arrange the layers in the split layout: the time on the left at size 64, a thin divider at x 236, and the weekday and date stacked in a column on the right.
7. Add the Japandi ornament with Shape layers and move them below the other layers in Layers: one vermilion dot in the bottom right, like a seal, and a single short ink line at the bottom left.
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 Japandi clock widgets

• Leave at least a third of the widget empty.
• Use vermilion once, as a small dot.
• 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 center and fill the layout.
• Do not use glossy or bright colors.

Questions about the Japandi clock widget

What size is a Japandi 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?

Rice paper (#EDE8DF) for the background, Sumi ink (#26231F) for the main text, Stone (#8C8478) for labels and Vermilion (#9C4A3C) as the accent.

Is it free to make?

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

What else is this style called?

People also search for zen clock widget, japanese style clock widget, wabi sabi clock widget. They describe the same look as this Japandi clock widget.

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