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Neo-brutalist date widget

By the WidgetCraft team · Updated November 13, 2026

A neo-brutalist date widget shows the weekday, a large day number and the month. 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.

Neo-brutalist date widget design preview: Bright flat color, thick black outlines and hard offset shadows. — Design preview drawn from the recipe below. Example values are shown; your widget uses live data.

What a neo-brutalist date widget shows

A date widget is the calm alternative to a clock: one large number for the day, with the weekday above and the month below. It suits small 2 × 2 spaces and pairs well with a clock elsewhere on the screen.

It uses the phone's date, so it is free, works offline and needs no permission. WidgetCraft's Date layer takes a pattern, so each line can show a different part of the date.

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 date widget recipe

Layer	Settings
Canvas	200 × 200, background #FFD43B, corner radius 10, outline 3 pt #000000, shadow #000000 offset 6/6 with radius 0
Date	weekday (pattern EEEE), size 15, color #FF6B6B, centered
Date	day number (pattern d), Space Grotesk, weight 700, size 92, color #000000
Date	month (pattern MMMM), size 15, color #4A4A4A
Font	Space Grotesk (import the font file), or the built-in Sans
Home screen size	2 × 2 cells

Neo-brutalist color palette

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

How to make a neo-brutalist date widget in WidgetCraft

Create a widget and open Canvas. Set the size to 200 × 200, the background to #FFD43B and the corner radius to 10. Add a 3-point outline.
Tap Add and choose Date. Set the pattern to the full weekday (EEEE), the size to 15 and the color to #FF6B6B.
Add a second Date layer with the day number (pattern d) at size 92 in #000000, using Space Grotesk.
Add a third Date layer with the full month (MMMM) at size 15 in #4A4A4A.
Center all three layers on the canvas.
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 date widgets

Add a solid black shadow offset 6 points right and down, radius 0.
Outline everything at 3 points.
Make the day number at least twice the size of the other lines.
Write the month in full if there is room; short forms such as "Nov" look cramped in serif fonts.
Pair it with a clock widget in the same font rather than squeezing the time into the same 2 × 2 space.
Do not use soft or blurred shadows.
Do not use pastel or muted color.

Questions about the neo-brutalist date widget

What size is a neo-brutalist date widget?

It is designed for 2 × 2 home screen cells on a 200 × 200 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. Date 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 date widget, neo brutalism date widget, bold outline date widget. They describe the same look as this neo-brutalist date widget.

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