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Neumorphic date widget

By the WidgetCraft team · Updated November 13, 2026

A neumorphic date widget shows the weekday, a large day number and the month. 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 date 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 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 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.
Text: Use a mid-dark slate for text; pure black looks pasted on.

Neumorphic date widget recipe

Layer	Settings
Canvas	200 × 200, background #E6EAF0, corner radius 28, soft shadow radius 12 at low opacity
Date	weekday (pattern EEEE), size 15, color #5B7CFA, centered
Date	day number (pattern d), built-in Sans, weight 600, size 92, color #3B4252
Date	month (pattern MMMM), size 15, color #8B93A5
Font	built-in Sans
Home screen size	2 × 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 date widget in WidgetCraft

Create a widget and open Canvas. Set the size to 200 × 200, the background to #E6EAF0 and the corner radius to 28.
Tap Add and choose Date. Set the pattern to the full weekday (EEEE), the size to 15 and the color to #5B7CFA.
Add a second Date layer with the day number (pattern d) at size 92 in #3B4252, using built-in Sans.
Add a third Date layer with the full month (MMMM) at size 15 in #8B93A5.
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 neumorphic date widgets

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

Questions about the neumorphic date widget

What size is a neumorphic 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?

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

What else is this style called?

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

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