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Paper world clock widget

By the WidgetCraft team · Updated

A paper world clock widget shows the time in three cities side by side. 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 world clock 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 world clock widget shows

A world clock widget is for anyone with family, friends or colleagues in another time zone. Three cities in columns, each with its time and a day hint, answer "is it too late to call?" at a glance.

Each clock layer in WidgetCraft can use its own time zone, chosen by city. It is free, works offline and needs no permission; daylight saving is handled automatically.

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.

Paper world clock widget recipe

LayerSettings
Canvas360 × 180, background #FFF3A6, corner radius 4, soft shadow radius 12 at low opacity
Textcity names, size 12, color #8A8468
Clock × 3format HH:mm, Kalam, size 35, color #33312B, each set to its own time zone
Textoffset such as "+9 h", size 12, color #8A8468
Shapestwo vertical dividers in #8A8468 at 35% opacity, and a short #E2574C rule under your home city
Ornamenta folded corner at the bottom right made from two small triangles, one slightly darker
FontKalam (import the font file), or the built-in Sans
Home screen size4 × 2 cells

Paper color palette

How to make a paper world clock widget in WidgetCraft

  1. Create a widget and open Canvas. Set the size to 360 × 180, the background to #FFF3A6 and the corner radius to 4.
  2. Tap Add and choose Clock. Set the format to hours and minutes, the font to Kalam, the size to 35 and the color to #33312B.
  3. Duplicate the clock twice and space the three about 112 apart. Open each copy's details, choose Time zone and pick its city.
  4. Add a Text label above each clock with the city name at size 12 in #8A8468, and the offset below it.
  5. Add thin Shape dividers between the columns and a short rule in #E2574C under your own city.
  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 world clock widgets

Questions about the paper world clock widget

What size is a paper world 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?

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. World clock 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 world clock widget, note world clock widget, post-it style world clock widget, card world clock widget. They describe the same look as this paper world clock widget.

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