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Neumorphic countdown widget

By the WidgetCraft team · Updated November 13, 2026

A neumorphic countdown widget counts the days left until a date you choose. Soft, raised shapes that look pressed out of the background. This page gives the exact colors, type settings and layers, with a preview drawn from the same values.

Neumorphic countdown widget design preview: Soft, raised shapes that look pressed out of the background. — Design preview drawn from the recipe below. Example values are shown; your widget uses live data.

What a neumorphic 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 neumorphic style shapes it

Neumorphic widgets appear moulded from the same material as the background. Shapes are the same color as the surface and are defined only by a soft light edge and a soft shadow.

Numbers: Center the number in slate and keep it semi-bold.
Bars and rings: Draw rings and bars as the same grey with a soft shadow, with a small blue fill.

Neumorphic countdown widget recipe

Layer	Settings
Canvas	360 × 180, background #E6EAF0, corner radius 28, soft shadow radius 12 at low opacity
Layout	stacked: label, number and event name, center aligned
Text	label "Days until", size 12, color #8B93A5
Countdown	days remaining, built-in Sans, size 76, color #3B4252
Text	event name, size 20, color #3B4252
Progress	a thick 12-point bar with rounded ends, 200 wide, progress #5B7CFA
Font	built-in Sans
Home screen size	4 × 2 cells

Neumorphic color palette

Clay grey #E6EAF0Background
Shade #DCE1EASurface and tracks
Slate ink #3B4252Text
Fog #8B93A5Labels
Soft blue #5B7CFAAccent

How to make a neumorphic countdown widget in WidgetCraft

Create a widget and open Canvas. Set the size to 360 × 180, the background to #E6EAF0 and the corner radius to 28.
Tap Add and choose Countdown. Pick your target date and show days only.
Set the font to built-in Sans, the size to 76 and the color to #3B4252.
Add a Text label "Days until" at size 12 in #8B93A5, 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 #5B7CFA to show how much of the wait has passed.
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 neumorphic countdown widgets

Make the widget background match the wallpaper color exactly.
Use shadow radius 10 to 14 with low opacity.
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 hard outlines.
Do not use it over a photo wallpaper; the illusion needs a flat color.

Questions about the neumorphic countdown widget

What size is a neumorphic 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?

Clay grey (#E6EAF0) for the background, Slate ink (#3B4252) for the main text, Fog (#8B93A5) for labels and Soft blue (#5B7CFA) as the accent.

Is it free to make?

Yes. Countdown widgets use free features in WidgetCraft, and the neumorphic styling is free too.

What else is this style called?

People also search for neumorphism countdown widget, soft ui countdown widget, 3d soft countdown widget. They describe the same look as this neumorphic countdown widget.

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