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Pixel art battery widget

By the WidgetCraft team · Updated November 13, 2026

A pixel art battery widget shows your charge level as a ring with the percentage in the middle. 8-bit game screens: pixel fonts, chunky meters and limited palettes. This page gives the exact colors, type settings and layers, with a preview drawn from the same values.

Pixel art battery widget design preview: 8-bit game screens: pixel fonts, chunky meters and limited palettes. — Design preview drawn from the recipe below. Example values are shown; your widget uses live data.

What a pixel art 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 pixel art style shapes it

Pixel art widgets look like a handheld game console from the late 1980s. Text uses a pixel font, progress is shown as blocks or hearts, and the palette is a few flat greens or bright arcade colors.

Bars and rings: Draw meters as ten square blocks and fill them one by one.
Numbers: Show numbers like a game score, with a short label such as LV or HP in front.

Pixel art battery widget recipe

Layer	Settings
Canvas	200 × 200, background #D8E8C0, corner radius 0, outline 4 pt #22331F, shadow #22331F offset 6/6 with radius 0
Ring	diameter 120, stroke 9, track #55704A at 28% opacity, progress #D64545, square ends, start at top
Battery	level as a number, Press Start 2P, size 44, color #22331F, centered in the ring
Text	"percent" at size 10 and "Battery" at size 11, color #55704A
Ornament	four 12 × 12 dark squares in the corners for a notched pixel frame, and two small red squares as status lights
Font	Press Start 2P (import the font file), or the built-in Mono
Home screen size	2 × 2 cells

Pixel art color palette

Screen green #D8E8C0Background
Mid green #B8CFA0Surface and tracks
Dark pixel #22331FText
Moss #55704ALabels
Heart red #D64545Accent

How to make a pixel art battery widget in WidgetCraft

Create a widget and open Canvas. Set the size to 200 × 200, the background to #D8E8C0 and the corner radius to 0. Add a 4-point outline.
Tap Add and choose Ring. Set the diameter to 120 and the stroke to 9.
Open Data for the ring and connect it to Battery level with a range of 0 to 100.
Color the progress #D64545 and the track #55704A at about 28% opacity.
Add a Battery layer in the center at size 44 in #22331F, then a small Text label underneath.
Add the pixel art ornament with Shape layers and move them below the other layers in Layers: four 12 × 12 dark squares in the corners for a notched pixel frame, and two small red squares as status lights.
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 pixel art battery widgets

Import Press Start 2P or Silkscreen for authentic pixel type.
Keep every edge square and every color flat.
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 smooth gradients or rounded corners.
Do not use more than four colors in one widget.

Ready-made Retro Pixel templates

WidgetCraft includes a Retro Pixel template pack you can import and edit instead of starting from a blank canvas.

Habit experience23 editable layers

Launch pad18 editable layers

Pocket power HUD36 editable layers

Questions about the pixel art battery widget

What size is a pixel art 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?

Screen green (#D8E8C0) for the background, Dark pixel (#22331F) for the main text, Moss (#55704A) for labels and Heart red (#D64545) as the accent.

Is it free to make?

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

What else is this style called?

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