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Minimal calendar widget

By the WidgetCraft team · Updated November 13, 2026

A minimal calendar widget shows today's date beside your next event. Quiet layouts, one accent color and plenty of empty space. This page gives the exact colors, type settings and layers, with a preview drawn from the same values.

Minimal calendar widget design preview: Quiet layouts, one accent color and plenty of empty space. — Design preview drawn from the recipe below. Example values are shown; your widget uses live data.

What a minimal 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 minimal style shapes it

Minimal widgets remove everything that is not information. One typeface, two or three colors, generous margins and no decoration, so the time or the task is the only thing you see.

Numbers: Give the main number at least half the widget height and keep everything else under 14 points.
Lists: Keep rows to one line each with a faint divider, and show no more than three.

Minimal calendar widget recipe

Layer	Settings
Canvas	360 × 180, background #F5F3EE, corner radius 22
Shape	date block 104 × 124, radius 20, fill #E4572E
Date	weekday (size 13) and day number (size 58) centered on the block, color #FFFFFF
Text	label "Next", size 11, color #8B8A85
List or Text	next event title, built-in Sans, size 19, color #151515; time at size 14 in #8B8A85
Shape	divider 1.5 pt in #8B8A85 at 40% opacity
Font	built-in Sans
Home screen size	4 × 2 cells

Minimal color palette

Paper #F5F3EEBackground
Linen #E9E6DFSurface and tracks
Ink #151515Text
Stone #8B8A85Labels
Signal #E4572EAccent

How to make a minimal calendar widget in WidgetCraft

Create a widget and open Canvas. Set the size to 360 × 180, the background to #F5F3EE and the corner radius to 22.
Add a Shape on the left, 104 × 124 with radius 20, filled with #E4572E.
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 #8B8A85.
Add a List layer, open Data and choose your calendar. Set the title to size 19 in #151515 and the time to size 14 in #8B8A85.
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 minimal calendar widgets

Leave at least 20 points of margin on every side.
Pick one accent color and use it once per widget.
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 add icons next to every label.
Do not mix more than two text sizes below the headline.

Ready-made Minimalist templates

WidgetCraft includes a Minimalist template pack you can import and edit instead of starting from a blank canvas.

Next appointment5 editable layers

Quiet calendar19 editable layers

Today in a line14 editable layers

Questions about the minimal calendar widget

What size is a minimal 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?

Paper (#F5F3EE) for the background, Ink (#151515) for the main text, Stone (#8B8A85) for labels and Signal (#E4572E) as the accent.

Is it free to make?

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

What else is this style called?

People also search for minimalist calendar widget, clean calendar widget, simple calendar widget. They describe the same look as this minimal calendar widget.