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Neo-brutalist countdown widget
A neo-brutalist countdown widget counts the days left until a date you choose. Bright flat color, thick black outlines and hard offset shadows. This page gives the exact colors, type settings and layers, with a preview drawn from the same values.
What a neo-brutalist countdown widget shows
A countdown widget keeps one date in view: a trip, a birthday, an exam or a launch. The number of days is the hero, the event name gives it meaning and a bar shows how far along you are.
WidgetCraft's countdown layer works from the phone's clock, so it is free, needs no permission and works offline. You pick the target date in the layer's details.
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.
- Bars and rings: Outline every bar and ring in black and fill with a second bright color.
Neo-brutalist countdown widget recipe
| Layer | Settings |
|---|---|
| Canvas | 360 × 180, background #FFD43B, corner radius 10, outline 3 pt #000000, shadow #000000 offset 6/6 with radius 0 |
| Layout | split: label and event name on the left, the number right aligned and larger on the right |
| Text | label "Days until", size 12, color #4A4A4A |
| Countdown | days remaining, Space Grotesk, size 76, color #000000 |
| Text | event name, size 20, color #000000 |
| Progress | a thick 12-point bar with rounded ends, 312 wide, progress #FF6B6B |
| Ornament | a coral square in the top right and a blue circle in the bottom right, each with a 3-point black outline |
| Font | Space Grotesk (import the font file), or the built-in Sans |
| Home screen size | 4 × 2 cells |
Neo-brutalist color palette
- Lemon
#FFD43BBackground - Butter
#FFF3BFSurface and tracks - Black
#000000Text - Charcoal
#4A4A4ALabels - Coral
#FF6B6BAccent
How to make a neo-brutalist countdown widget in WidgetCraft
- 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.
- Tap Add and choose Countdown. Pick your target date and show days only.
- Set the font to Space Grotesk, the size to 76 and the color to #000000.
- Add a Text label "Days until" at size 12 in #4A4A4A, and a second Text layer for the event name at size 20.
- Add a Progress layer as a thick 12-point bar with rounded ends in #FF6B6B to show how much of the wait has passed.
- 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.
- 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 countdown widgets
- Add a solid black shadow offset 6 points right and down, radius 0.
- Outline everything at 3 points.
- Decide whether today counts; label the number "days left" or "sleeps" so it is not ambiguous.
- Short event names fit best. Two or three words is ideal.
- After the date passes, change the target or the widget will sit at zero.
- Do not use soft or blurred shadows.
- Do not use pastel or muted color.
Questions about the neo-brutalist countdown widget
What size is a neo-brutalist countdown 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. Countdown 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 countdown widget, neo brutalism countdown widget, bold outline countdown widget. They describe the same look as this neo-brutalist countdown widget.
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