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Retro sticky note widget

By the WidgetCraft team · Updated November 13, 2026

A retro sticky note widget keeps a short note or list on your home screen like a sticky note. 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 sticky note 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 sticky note widget shows

A sticky note widget holds a few words you need to see: a shopping list, a reminder, a phone number. It works best short, with a bold title and three or four lines.

Type the note straight into a Text layer, or keep notes in WidgetCraft's Tasks, notes & habits section and show them with the Saved notes list. Both are free, stay on the phone and need no permission.

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 sticky note widget recipe

Layer	Settings
Canvas	200 × 200, background #F3E3C3, corner radius 20
Shape	"tape" strip 52 × 16 at the top center in #D9622B at 75% opacity, rotated 2°
Text	title, Pacifico, size 20, color #3E2A1F
Text	four lines at size 15, line spacing 1.7, color #3E2A1F
Shapes	hairline rules under each line in #8A6E55 at 30% opacity
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 sticky note 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.
Add a Shape 52 × 16 at the top center in #D9622B at 75% opacity, like a strip of tape, and rotate it 2°.
Add a Text layer for the title at size 20 in #3E2A1F using Pacifico.
Add a second Text layer for the note, one item per line, at size 15 with line spacing 1.7. To show notes you keep in the app instead, add Saved notes.
Add thin Shape rules under each line in #8A6E55 at 30% opacity for a ruled-paper look.
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 sticky note widgets

Use cream instead of white and brown instead of black.
Stack two or three stripes as decoration.
Four short lines is the most a 2 × 2 note can hold at a readable size.
Use line breaks rather than long sentences so the note scans at a glance.
For a list you tick off, use a to-do widget instead.
Do not use cool blues or greys.
Do not use thin modern type.

Questions about the retro sticky note widget

What size is a retro sticky note 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. Sticky note widgets use free features in WidgetCraft, and the retro styling is free too.

What else is this style called?

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

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