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Sakura date widget
A sakura date widget shows the weekday, a large day number and the month. Cherry blossom pink on soft white with falling petals. This page gives the exact colors, type settings and layers, with a preview drawn from the same values.
What a sakura date widget shows
A date widget is the calm alternative to a clock: one large number for the day, with the weekday above and the month below. It suits small 2 × 2 spaces and pairs well with a clock elsewhere on the screen.
It uses the phone's date, so it is free, works offline and needs no permission. WidgetCraft's Date layer takes a pattern, so each line can show a different part of the date.
How the sakura style shapes it
Sakura widgets borrow the colors of cherry blossom season: pale petal pink on a soft white ground, a dark bark brown for text and a deeper blossom accent, with drifting petals.
- Numbers: Use rounded numerals at a medium weight.
- Text: Use bark brown for text; pure black is too harsh on the pale pink.
Sakura date widget recipe
| Layer | Settings |
|---|---|
| Canvas | 200 × 200, background #FFF7F8, corner radius 24 |
| Date | weekday (pattern EEEE), size 15, color #F07FA0, centered |
| Date | day number (pattern d), Zen Maru Gothic, weight 500, size 92, color #3D2B2E |
| Date | month (pattern MMMM), size 15, color #A88B90 |
| Font | Zen Maru Gothic (import the font file), or the built-in Sans |
| Home screen size | 2 × 2 cells |
Sakura color palette
- Petal white
#FFF7F8Background - Blossom
#FCE4EASurface and tracks - Bark
#3D2B2EText - Mist
#A88B90Labels - Sakura
#F07FA0Accent
How to make a sakura date widget in WidgetCraft
- Create a widget and open Canvas. Set the size to 200 × 200, the background to #FFF7F8 and the corner radius to 24.
- Tap Add and choose Date. Set the pattern to the full weekday (EEEE), the size to 15 and the color to #F07FA0.
- Add a second Date layer with the day number (pattern d) at size 92 in #3D2B2E, using Zen Maru Gothic.
- Add a third Date layer with the full month (MMMM) at size 15 in #A88B90.
- Center all three layers on the canvas.
- 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 sakura date widgets
- Scatter a few petals in one corner only.
- Add a touch of leaf green as the second accent.
- Make the day number at least twice the size of the other lines.
- Write the month in full if there is room; short forms such as "Nov" look cramped in serif fonts.
- Pair it with a clock widget in the same font rather than squeezing the time into the same 2 × 2 space.
- Do not cover the content with petals.
- Do not use saturated hot pink.
Questions about the sakura date widget
What size is a sakura date 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?
Petal white (#FFF7F8) for the background, Bark (#3D2B2E) for the main text, Mist (#A88B90) for labels and Sakura (#F07FA0) as the accent.
Is it free to make?
Yes. Date widgets use free features in WidgetCraft, and the sakura styling is free too.
What else is this style called?
People also search for cherry blossom date widget, sakura aesthetic date widget, japanese aesthetic date widget, blossom pink date widget. They describe the same look as this sakura date widget.
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