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Retro quote widget

By the WidgetCraft team · Updated November 13, 2026

A retro quote widget displays a line you want to see every day. 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 quote 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 quote widget shows

A quote widget is pure typography, so the style shows more clearly here than anywhere else. Line length, line spacing and the size of the quotation mark do the design work.

It is plain text you type yourself: free, offline and with no permission. Change the words whenever you like.

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.

Text: Use a chunky rounded face or a script for the title and plain sans for details.

Retro quote widget recipe

Layer	Settings
Canvas	360 × 180, background #F3E3C3, corner radius 20
Shape	vertical rule 4 points wide in #D9622B at the left of the quote, in place of a quotation mark
Text	quote in two lines, Pacifico, weight 700, size 22, line spacing 1.35, color #3E2A1F, left aligned
Text	author, size 12, 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	4 × 2 cells

Retro color palette

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

How to make a retro quote widget in WidgetCraft

Create a widget and open Canvas. Set the size to 360 × 180, the background to #F3E3C3 and the corner radius to 20.
Add a Text layer and type your quote. Set the font to Pacifico, the size to 22 and the color to #3E2A1F.
Press return where you want the line to break, and set the alignment to left.
Add a Shape, 4 points wide and as tall as the quote, in #D9622B, and place it to the left of the text as a rule.
Add the author on its own Text layer at size 12 in #8A6E55.
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 quote widgets

Use cream instead of white and brown instead of black.
Stack two or three stripes as decoration.
Keep quotes under about 12 words so the text can stay large.
Break lines by meaning, not wherever the text happens to wrap.
Always credit the author on a separate, smaller line.
Do not use cool blues or greys.
Do not use thin modern type.

Questions about the retro quote widget

What size is a retro quote 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?

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

What else is this style called?

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

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