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Minimal photo widget
A minimal photo widget frames a favorite picture with a short caption. 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.
What a minimal photo widget shows
A photo widget puts a person, place or pet on the home screen without making it the wallpaper. The frame, the crop and the caption decide whether it feels designed or just pasted in.
You pick the picture with Android's photo picker, so WidgetCraft needs no storage permission, and the photo stays on your phone. It is a free element.
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.
- Photos: Crop photos tightly, keep them square and leave a clear margin so they read as one calm block.
- Text: Set labels small and regular weight; let size, not boldness, carry the hierarchy.
Minimal photo widget recipe
| Layer | Settings |
|---|---|
| Canvas | 360 × 200, background #F5F3EE, corner radius 22 |
| Layout | caption on the left, photo on the right |
| Image | 190 × 160, corner radius 14, crop to fill |
| Text | place label, size 12, color #8B8A85 |
| Text | caption in two lines, built-in Sans, size 24, color #151515 |
| Shape | rule 28 × 3 in #E4572E |
| Text | date, size 12, color #8B8A85 |
| 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 photo widget in WidgetCraft
- Create a widget and open Canvas. Set the size to 360 × 200, the background to #F5F3EE and the corner radius to 22.
- Tap Add and choose Image. Pick your photo, size it to 190 × 160 and set crop to fill.
- Set the image corner radius to 14. Drag the crop so the subject is centered.
- Add a Text caption at size 24 in #151515 using built-in Sans.
- Add a small place label above and a date below, both at size 12 in #8B8A85, with a short rule in #E4572E between them.
- 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 photo widgets
- Leave at least 20 points of margin on every side.
- Pick one accent color and use it once per widget.
- Choose a photo whose subject sits in the middle; widgets crop the edges.
- Portrait photos suit 2 × 2 or tall widgets better than wide ones.
- Very large images make widgets slow; let the app resize the photo when asked.
- 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.
Questions about the minimal photo widget
What size is a minimal photo widget?
It is designed for 4 × 2 home screen cells on a 360 × 200 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. Photo widgets use free features in WidgetCraft, and the minimal styling is free too.
What else is this style called?
People also search for minimalist photo widget, clean photo widget, simple photo widget. They describe the same look as this minimal photo widget.
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