Nothing-style clock widget

What a Nothing-style clock widget shows

A digital clock is the widget most people place first. It needs to be readable from arm's length, so the time takes most of the space and the date sits quietly below it.

It uses the phone's own time, so it needs no permission and works offline. WidgetCraft's clock layer follows your 12- or 24-hour setting unless you choose a format.

How the Nothing-style style shapes it

Nothing-style widgets copy the dot-matrix look of Nothing phones: numerals built from dots, strict black and white, small technical labels and one red accent. A dot-matrix font does most of the work.

• Numbers: Set the number in the dot-matrix font as large as the widget allows.
• Text: Use a dot-matrix font for headings and a plain mono for small labels in capitals.

Nothing-style clock widget recipe

Nothing-style color palette

• Black #0A0A0ABackground
• Charcoal #1A1A1ASurface and tracks
• White #FFFFFFText
• Grey #8A8A8ALabels
• Signal red #D71921Accent

How to make a Nothing-style clock widget in WidgetCraft

1. Create a widget and open Canvas. Set the size to 360 × 180, the background to #0A0A0A and the corner radius to 26.
2. Tap Add and choose Clock. Set the format to hours and minutes, the font to Doto, the size to 62 and the color to #FFFFFF.
3. Add a Date layer above it for the weekday at size 12 in #8A8A8A, in capitals.
4. Add a second Date layer below for the day and month at size 15.
5. Add a small Shape in #D71921 as the only accent, and align every layer to the same left margin of 24.
6. Arrange the layers in the stacked layout: weekday, time, then date, all left aligned.
7. Add the Nothing-style ornament with Shape layers and move them below the other layers in Layers: a row of small dots along the bottom, the first six in red.
8. 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 Nothing-style clock widgets

• Import a free dot-matrix font such as Doto.
• Use red only as a single dot or one word.
• Seconds make a home screen widget look busy and Android updates widgets about once a minute, so leave them out.
• Check the widest time, such as 22:58 or 12:48 PM, so it never touches the edges.
• If the launcher crops the widget, reduce the time size before reducing the margins.
• Do not add color beyond the red accent.
• Do not use more than one dot-matrix line per widget; it gets hard to read.

Questions about the Nothing-style clock widget

What size is a Nothing-style clock 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?

Black (#0A0A0A) for the background, White (#FFFFFF) for the main text, Grey (#8A8A8A) for labels and Signal red (#D71921) as the accent.

Is it free to make?

Yes. Clock widgets use free features in WidgetCraft, and the Nothing-style styling is free too.

What else is this style called?

People also search for dot matrix clock widget, nothing os clock widget, nothing phone style clock widget, led clock widget. They describe the same look as this Nothing-style clock widget.

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