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Paper quote widget

By the WidgetCraft team · Updated November 13, 2026

A paper quote widget displays a line you want to see every day. Sticky notes and index cards with soft shadows. This page gives the exact colors, type settings and layers, with a preview drawn from the same values.

Paper quote widget design preview: Sticky notes and index cards with soft shadows. — Design preview drawn from the recipe below. Example values are shown; your widget uses live data.

What a paper quote widget shows

A quote widget is pure typography, so the style shows more clearly here than anywhere else. Line length, line spacing and the size of the quotation mark do the design work.

It is plain text you type yourself: free, offline and with no permission. Change the words whenever you like.

How the paper style shapes it

Paper widgets look like sticky notes or index cards on a desk: flat yellow or white paper, a soft shadow underneath and dark pencil-grey text.

Text: Use graphite-grey text and a casual font.

Paper quote widget recipe

Layer	Settings
Canvas	360 × 180, background #FFF3A6, corner radius 4, soft shadow radius 12 at low opacity
Shape	vertical rule 4 points wide in #E2574C at the left of the quote, in place of a quotation mark
Text	quote in two lines, Kalam, weight 600, size 22, line spacing 1.35, color #33312B, left aligned
Text	author, size 12, color #8A8468
Ornament	a folded corner at the bottom right made from two small triangles, one slightly darker
Font	Kalam (import the font file), or the built-in Sans
Home screen size	4 × 2 cells

Paper color palette

Note yellow #FFF3A6Background
Fold #FCE77DSurface and tracks
Graphite #33312BText
Pencil #8A8468Labels
Red marker #E2574CAccent

How to make a paper quote widget in WidgetCraft

Create a widget and open Canvas. Set the size to 360 × 180, the background to #FFF3A6 and the corner radius to 4.
Add a Text layer and type your quote. Set the font to Kalam, the size to 22 and the color to #33312B.
Press return where you want the line to break, and set the alignment to left.
Add a Shape, 4 points wide and as tall as the quote, in #E2574C, and place it to the left of the text as a rule.
Add the author on its own Text layer at size 12 in #8A8468.
Add the paper ornament with Shape layers and move them below the other layers in Layers: a folded corner at the bottom right made from two small triangles, one slightly darker.
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 paper quote widgets

Add a soft shadow below the note.
Keep corners nearly square, like real paper.
Keep quotes under about 12 words so the text can stay large.
Break lines by meaning, not wherever the text happens to wrap.
Always credit the author on a separate, smaller line.
Do not use glossy effects.
Do not use white text.

Questions about the paper quote widget

What size is a paper quote 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?

Note yellow (#FFF3A6) for the background, Graphite (#33312B) for the main text, Pencil (#8A8468) for labels and Red marker (#E2574C) as the accent.

Is it free to make?

Yes. Quote widgets use free features in WidgetCraft, and the paper styling is free too.

What else is this style called?

People also search for sticky note quote widget, note quote widget, post-it style quote widget, card quote widget. They describe the same look as this paper quote widget.

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