Paper sticky note widget

What a paper sticky note widget shows

A sticky note widget holds a few words you need to see: a shopping list, a reminder, a phone number. It works best short, with a bold title and three or four lines.

Type the note straight into a Text layer, or keep notes in WidgetCraft's Tasks, notes & habits section and show them with the Saved notes list. Both are free, stay on the phone and need no permission.

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 sticky note widget recipe

Paper color palette

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

How to make a paper sticky note widget in WidgetCraft

1. Create a widget and open Canvas. Set the size to 200 × 200, the background to #FFF3A6 and the corner radius to 4.
2. Add a Shape 52 × 16 at the top center in #E2574C at 75% opacity, like a strip of tape, and rotate it 2°.
3. Add a Text layer for the title at size 20 in #33312B using Kalam.
4. Add a second Text layer for the note, one item per line, at size 15 with line spacing 1.7. To show notes you keep in the app instead, add Saved notes.
5. Add thin Shape rules under each line in #8A8468 at 30% opacity for a ruled-paper look.
6. 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.
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 paper sticky note widgets

• Add a soft shadow below the note.
• Keep corners nearly square, like real paper.
• Four short lines is the most a 2 × 2 note can hold at a readable size.
• Use line breaks rather than long sentences so the note scans at a glance.
• For a list you tick off, use a to-do widget instead.
• Do not use glossy effects.
• Do not use white text.

Questions about the paper sticky note widget

What size is a paper sticky note 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?

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. Sticky note 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 sticky note widget, note sticky note widget, post-it style sticky note widget, card sticky note widget. They describe the same look as this paper sticky note widget.

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