Japandi sticky note widget

What a Japandi 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 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.

• Text: Use a quiet serif and place text off-center with space around it.

Japandi sticky note widget recipe

Japandi color palette

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

How to make a Japandi sticky note widget in WidgetCraft

1. Create a widget and open Canvas. Set the size to 200 × 200, the background to #EDE8DF and the corner radius to 8.
2. Add a Shape 52 × 16 at the top center in #9C4A3C at 75% opacity, like a strip of tape, and rotate it 2°.
3. Add a Text layer for the title at size 20 in #26231F using Noto Serif JP.
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 #8C8478 at 30% opacity for a ruled-paper look.
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 sticky note widgets

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

Questions about the Japandi sticky note widget

What size is a Japandi 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?

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

What else is this style called?

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

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