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Retro battery widget

By the WidgetCraft team · Updated November 13, 2026

A retro battery widget shows your charge level as a ring with the percentage in the middle. Warm 1970s color: mustard, rust and brown with rounded type. This page gives the exact colors, type settings and layers, with a preview drawn from the same values.

Retro battery widget design preview: Warm 1970s color: mustard, rust and brown with rounded type. — Design preview drawn from the recipe below. Example values are shown; your widget uses live data.

What a retro battery widget shows

A battery widget turns one number into a shape you can read without thinking. A ring that fills clockwise is the clearest form, with the percentage inside it.

Battery level is a free, built-in source in WidgetCraft and needs no permission. The widget refreshes when the charge changes or the charger is connected.

How the retro style shapes it

Retro widgets use the palette of 1970s posters and record sleeves: mustard, burnt orange, brown and cream, with curved stripes and chunky rounded lettering.

Bars and rings: Use thick bars in orange and mustard stacked like stripes on a van.
Numbers: Set numbers thick and brown, with an orange stripe underneath.

Retro battery widget recipe

Layer	Settings
Canvas	200 × 200, background #F3E3C3, corner radius 20
Ring	diameter 120, stroke 12, track #8A6E55 at 28% opacity, progress #D9622B, round ends, start at top
Battery	level as a number, Pacifico, size 44, color #3E2A1F, centered in the ring
Text	"percent" at size 10 and "Battery" at size 11, color #8A6E55
Ornament	three vertical stripes down the right edge in burnt orange, mustard and chocolate
Font	Pacifico (import the font file), or the built-in Sans
Home screen size	2 × 2 cells

Retro color palette

Cream #F3E3C3Background
Sand #E8CF9FSurface and tracks
Chocolate #3E2A1FText
Walnut #8A6E55Labels
Burnt orange #D9622BAccent

How to make a retro battery widget in WidgetCraft

Create a widget and open Canvas. Set the size to 200 × 200, the background to #F3E3C3 and the corner radius to 20.
Tap Add and choose Ring. Set the diameter to 120 and the stroke to 12.
Open Data for the ring and connect it to Battery level with a range of 0 to 100.
Color the progress #D9622B and the track #8A6E55 at about 28% opacity.
Add a Battery layer in the center at size 44 in #3E2A1F, then a small Text label underneath.
Add the retro ornament with Shape layers and move them below the other layers in Layers: three vertical stripes down the right edge in burnt orange, mustard and chocolate.
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 retro battery widgets

Use cream instead of white and brown instead of black.
Stack two or three stripes as decoration.
Start the ring at the top and fill clockwise; other start points are harder to read.
Keep the track visible at low opacity so an almost-empty ring still looks like a ring.
A battery widget shows the phone only. Earbuds and watches need their maker's own widget.
Do not use cool blues or greys.
Do not use thin modern type.

Questions about the retro battery widget

What size is a retro battery 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?

Cream (#F3E3C3) for the background, Chocolate (#3E2A1F) for the main text, Walnut (#8A6E55) for labels and Burnt orange (#D9622B) as the accent.

Is it free to make?

Yes. Battery widgets use free features in WidgetCraft, and the retro styling is free too.

What else is this style called?

People also search for vintage battery widget, 70s battery widget, retro aesthetic battery widget. They describe the same look as this retro battery widget.

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