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Neo-brutalist step counter widget

By the WidgetCraft team · Updated November 13, 2026

A neo-brutalist step counter widget shows today's steps against your goal. 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 step counter 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 step counter widget shows

A step widget shows one number and how close it is to a goal. A ring on one side and the count on the other reads well at a glance.

Steps come from Health Connect, which needs a compatible phone, your permission and a fitness connection (a Pro feature in WidgetCraft). The numbers are whatever your phone or watch has recorded; the widget does not count steps itself.

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.

Bars and rings: Outline every bar and ring in black and fill with a second bright color.
Numbers: Make numbers heavy and black on the bright card.

Neo-brutalist step counter widget recipe

Layer	Settings
Canvas	360 × 180, background #FFD43B, corner radius 10, outline 3 pt #000000, shadow #000000 offset 6/6 with radius 0
Ring	diameter 104, stroke 12, progress #FF6B6B, range 0 to your goal
Text	percentage inside the ring, size 20, color #000000
Text	label "Steps today", size 12, color #4A4A4A
Text (fitness)	step count, Space Grotesk, size 46, color #000000
Text	goal, size 14, color #4A4A4A
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 step counter 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.
Open Data and connect Health Connect, allowing access to steps.
Tap Add and choose Ring. Set the diameter to 104 and the stroke to 12, and connect it to steps with a range from 0 to your goal.
Color the progress #FF6B6B.
Add a Text layer connected to the step count at size 46 in #000000, plus a label and your goal in #4A4A4A.
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.

The layout and styling are free. The live data connection for this widget needs WidgetCraft Pro, a one-time purchase.

Tips for neo-brutalist step counter widgets

Add a solid black shadow offset 6 points right and down, radius 0.
Outline everything at 3 points.
Show the goal next to the count so the ring has meaning.
Step data can lag by a few minutes depending on the app that records it.
This is an activity display, not medical advice.
Do not use soft or blurred shadows.
Do not use pastel or muted color.

Questions about the neo-brutalist step counter widget

What size is a neo-brutalist step counter 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?

The neo-brutalist design is free to build. Showing live step data needs the one-time Pro upgrade.

What else is this style called?

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

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