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Minimal clock widget

By the WidgetCraft team · Updated

A minimal clock widget shows the time in large numerals with the day and date beneath. 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 clock 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 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 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.

Minimal clock widget recipe

LayerSettings
Canvas360 × 180, background #F5F3EE, corner radius 22
Layoutheader: weekday on the left and date on the right in one row at the top, a hairline under it, and the time anchored to the bottom left at size 83
Text or Dateweekday, built-in Sans, size 12, color #8B8A85
Clockformat HH:mm, built-in Sans, weight 400, size 78, color #151515, left aligned
Dateday and month, size 15, color #8B8A85
Shapesmall dot or rule in #E4572E
Fontbuilt-in Sans
Home screen size4 × 2 cells

Minimal color palette

How to make a minimal clock widget in WidgetCraft

  1. Create a widget and open Canvas. Set the size to 360 × 180, the background to #F5F3EE and the corner radius to 22.
  2. Tap Add and choose Clock. Set the format to hours and minutes, the font to built-in Sans, the size to 78 and the color to #151515.
  3. Add a Date layer above it for the weekday at size 12 in #8B8A85.
  4. Add a second Date layer below for the day and month at size 15.
  5. Add a small Shape in #E4572E as the only accent, and align every layer to the same left margin of 24.
  6. Arrange the layers in the header layout: weekday on the left and date on the right in one row at the top, a hairline under it, and the time anchored to the bottom left at size 83.
  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 minimal clock widgets

Ready-made Minimalist templates

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

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Questions about the minimal clock widget

What size is a minimal 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?

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?

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

What else is this style called?

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

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