Newspaper habit tracker widget

What a newspaper habit tracker widget shows

A habit tracker widget keeps a daily routine in view: water, reading, a walk. A ring shows how much of today is done and a short list lets you tick each habit from the home screen.

Habits are stored on the phone in WidgetCraft's Tasks, notes & habits section, a free source with no account or permission. Each habit can have a daily goal, such as 8 glasses, and the days it repeats; the app keeps the streak for you.

How the newspaper style shapes it

Newspaper widgets copy a front page: a bold serif headline, a dateline in small capitals, double rules and tight columns in black on newsprint.

• Lists: Lay rows out like headlines with a thin rule between.
• Bars and rings: Use double rules above and below; keep bars thin and black.

Newspaper habit tracker widget recipe

Newspaper color palette

• Newsprint #F1EEE6Background
• Fold grey #E4DFD3Surface and tracks
• Ink black #111111Text
• Halftone #666159Labels
• Ink black #111111Accent

How to make a newspaper habit tracker widget in WidgetCraft

1. Open Tasks, notes & habits and add your habits. Give each a daily goal (for example 8 glasses) and the days it repeats.
2. Create a widget and open Canvas. Set the size to 360 × 180, the background to #F1EEE6 and the corner radius to 0.
3. Tap Add and choose Habit progress ring. Set the diameter to 100, the stroke to 5 and the progress color to #111111.
4. Add a Text layer inside the ring for the count of completed habits at size 24 in #111111.
5. Add Today's habits as a list on the right, limited to three rows, with text at size 15 in #111111. A tap on a row marks progress.
6. Add the newspaper ornament with Shape layers and move them below the other layers in Layers: a masthead rule at the top made of a 4-point bar with a 1-point line beneath it, and a 1-point rule along the bottom.
7. 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 newspaper habit tracker widgets

• Add a thick rule and a thin rule together as a masthead line.
• Keep everything black on newsprint.
• Track three habits or fewer on one widget; more rows get too small to tap.
• Give counted habits a unit, such as glasses or pages, so the numbers make sense.
• A habit only counts on the days it is scheduled, so check the days if one never appears.
• Do not use color except one dark red word.
• Do not round the corners.

Questions about the newspaper habit tracker widget

What size is a newspaper habit tracker 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?

Newsprint (#F1EEE6) for the background, Ink black (#111111) for the main text, Halftone (#666159) for labels and Ink black (#111111) as the accent.

Is it free to make?

Yes. Habit tracker widgets use free features in WidgetCraft, and the newspaper styling is free too.

What else is this style called?

People also search for news style habit tracker widget, headline habit tracker widget, print habit tracker widget. They describe the same look as this newspaper habit tracker widget.

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