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Pixel art year progress widget

By the WidgetCraft team · Updated November 13, 2026

A pixel art year progress widget shows how much of the year has passed as a percentage and a bar. 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 year progress 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 year progress widget shows

A year-progress widget is a gentle nudge: one bar that fills from 1 January to 31 December. The same layout works for the day, the week or a personal goal.

It is calculated from the date, so it is free, offline and needs no permission. WidgetCraft includes a free Day progress component, and a formula can stretch it to the year.

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 year progress widget recipe

Layer	Settings
Canvas	360 × 180, background #D8E8C0, corner radius 0, outline 4 pt #22331F, shadow #22331F offset 6/6 with radius 0
Text	year label, size 12, color #55704A
Text (formula)	percentage of the year, Press Start 2P, size 54, color #22331F
Progress	ten square blocks, 312 wide, progress #D64545, range 0 to 365
Text	"Day 315 of 365", size 13, 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	4 × 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 year progress widget in WidgetCraft

Create a widget and open Canvas. Set the size to 360 × 180, the background to #D8E8C0 and the corner radius to 0. Add a 4-point outline.
Tap Add and choose Progress. Make it 312 wide, styled as ten square blocks.
Open Data and connect it to the day of the year with a range of 0 to 365.
Color the progress #D64545 and keep the track faint.
Add a Text layer for the percentage at size 54 in #22331F, and a smaller one for the day count at size 13 in #55704A.
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 year progress widgets

Import Press Start 2P or Silkscreen for authentic pixel type.
Keep every edge square and every color flat.
Show both the percentage and the day count so the bar has context.
Use a segmented bar if you want each step to feel like a milestone.
For a goal of your own, connect the bar to a counter instead of the date.
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 year progress widget

What size is a pixel art year progress 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?

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. Year progress widgets use free features in WidgetCraft, and the pixel art styling is free too.

What else is this style called?

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