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Neon photo widget

By the WidgetCraft team · Updated November 13, 2026

A neon photo widget frames a favorite picture with a short caption. Glowing pink and cyan outlines on near-black. This page gives the exact colors, type settings and layers, with a preview drawn from the same values.

Neon photo widget design preview: Glowing pink and cyan outlines on near-black. — Design preview drawn from the recipe below. Example values are shown; your widget uses live data.

What a neon 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 neon style shapes it

Neon widgets imitate glowing tube signs: bright pink, cyan or lime outlines on a very dark ground with a soft halo. They are striking at night and pair well with dark wallpapers.

Photos: Use night photos with city lights, and add a thin neon outline.
Text: Color text in one neon tone and keep labels in a dim violet grey.

Neon photo widget recipe

Layer	Settings
Canvas	360 × 200, background #0B0714, corner radius 18, outline 2 pt #31E8FF, shadow #31E8FF radius 12 for glow
Layout	photo on the left, caption on the right
Image	190 × 160, corner radius 10, crop to fill, 1 pt outline
Text	place label, size 12, color #8F7FB3
Text	caption in two lines, Tilt Neon, size 24, color #FF4FD8
Shape	rule 28 × 3 in #31E8FF
Text	date, size 12, color #8F7FB3
Ornament	a second, thinner outline in hot pink inset 8 points, so the frame reads as two glowing tubes
Font	Tilt Neon (import the font file), or the built-in Sans
Home screen size	4 × 2 cells

Neon color palette

Night #0B0714Background
Deep violet #170D2BSurface and tracks
Hot pink #FF4FD8Text
Dusk grey #8F7FB3Labels
Cyan #31E8FFAccent

How to make a neon photo widget in WidgetCraft

Create a widget and open Canvas. Set the size to 360 × 200, the background to #0B0714 and the corner radius to 18. Add a 2-point outline.
Tap Add and choose Image. Pick your photo, size it to 190 × 160 and set crop to fill.
Set the image corner radius to 10 and add a thin outline. Drag the crop so the subject is centered.
Add a Text caption at size 24 in #FF4FD8 using Tilt Neon.
Add a small place label above and a date below, both at size 12 in #8F7FB3, with a short rule in #31E8FF between them.
Add the neon ornament with Shape layers and move them below the other layers in Layers: a second, thinner outline in hot pink inset 8 points, so the frame reads as two glowing tubes.
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 neon photo widgets

Add a shadow in the same color as the text with radius 8 to 12 for glow.
Use two neon colors at most.
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 put neon on light backgrounds.
Do not fill large areas with neon color; outlines glow better.

Questions about the neon photo widget

What size is a neon 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?

Night (#0B0714) for the background, Hot pink (#FF4FD8) for the main text, Dusk grey (#8F7FB3) for labels and Cyan (#31E8FF) as the accent.

Is it free to make?

Yes. Photo widgets use free features in WidgetCraft, and the neon styling is free too.

What else is this style called?

People also search for neon sign photo widget, glow photo widget, neon aesthetic photo widget. They describe the same look as this neon photo widget.

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