Neo-brutalist clock widget

What a neo-brutalist 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 neo-brutalist style shapes it

Neo-brutalism is the playful cousin of brutalism: saturated yellow, pink or mint cards with thick black outlines and a solid black shadow shifted down and right.

• Numbers: Make numbers heavy and black on the bright card.
• Text: Use a bold grotesque sans in black; no grey text at all.

Neo-brutalist clock widget recipe

Neo-brutalist color palette

• Lemon #FFD43BBackground
• Butter #FFF3BFSurface and tracks
• Black #000000Text
• Charcoal #4A4A4ALabels
• Coral #FF6B6BAccent

How to make a neo-brutalist clock widget in WidgetCraft

1. Create a widget and open Canvas. Set the size to 360 × 180, the background to #FFD43B and the corner radius to 10. Add a 3-point outline.
2. Tap Add and choose Clock. Set the format to hours and minutes, the font to Space Grotesk, the size to 78 and the color to #000000.
3. Add a Date layer above it for the weekday at size 12 in #4A4A4A.
4. Add a second Date layer below for the day and month at size 15.
5. Add a small Shape in #FF6B6B as the only accent, and align every layer to the same left margin of 24.
6. Arrange the layers in the stacked layout: weekday, time, then date, all left aligned.
7. Add the neo-brutalist ornament with Shape layers and move them below the other layers in Layers: a coral square in the top right and a blue circle in the bottom right, each with a 3-point black outline.
8. 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 neo-brutalist clock widgets

• Add a solid black shadow offset 6 points right and down, radius 0.
• Outline everything at 3 points.
• Seconds make a home screen widget look busy and Android updates widgets about once a minute, so leave them out.
• Check the widest time, such as 22:58 or 12:48 PM, so it never touches the edges.
• If the launcher crops the widget, reduce the time size before reducing the margins.
• Do not use soft or blurred shadows.
• Do not use pastel or muted color.

Questions about the neo-brutalist clock widget

What size is a neo-brutalist 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?

Lemon (#FFD43B) for the background, Black (#000000) for the main text, Charcoal (#4A4A4A) for labels and Coral (#FF6B6B) as the accent.

Is it free to make?

Yes. Clock widgets use free features in WidgetCraft, and the neo-brutalist styling is free too.

What else is this style called?

People also search for neobrutalism clock widget, neo brutalism clock widget, bold outline clock widget. They describe the same look as this neo-brutalist clock widget.

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