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Japandi countdown widget

By the WidgetCraft team · Updated

A Japandi countdown widget counts the days left until a date you choose. Japanese calm meets Nordic simplicity: stone, ink and empty space. This page gives the exact colors, type settings and layers, with a preview drawn from the same values.

Japandi countdown widget design preview: Japanese calm meets Nordic simplicity: stone, ink and empty space.
Design preview drawn from the recipe below. Example values are shown; your widget uses live data.

What a Japandi 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 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.

Japandi countdown widget recipe

LayerSettings
Canvas360 × 180, background #EDE8DF, corner radius 8
Layoutsplit: label and event name on the left, the number right aligned and larger on the right
Textlabel "Days until", size 12, color #8C8478
Countdowndays remaining, Noto Serif JP, size 76, color #26231F
Textevent name, size 20, color #26231F
Progressa thin 4-point bar, 312 wide, progress #9C4A3C
Ornamentone vermilion dot in the bottom right, like a seal, and a single short ink line at the bottom left
FontNoto Serif JP (import the font file), or the built-in Serif
Home screen size4 × 2 cells

Japandi color palette

How to make a Japandi countdown 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 Countdown. Pick your target date and show days only.
  3. Set the font to Noto Serif JP, the size to 76 and the color to #26231F.
  4. Add a Text label "Days until" at size 12 in #8C8478, and a second Text layer for the event name at size 20.
  5. Add a Progress layer as a thin 4-point bar in #9C4A3C to show how much of the wait has passed.
  6. 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.
  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 Japandi countdown widgets

Questions about the Japandi countdown widget

What size is a Japandi 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?

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

What else is this style called?

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

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