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Space countdown widget

By the WidgetCraft team · Updated

A space countdown widget counts the days left until a date you choose. Deep navy skies, star dots and soft purple nebula tones. This page gives the exact colors, type settings and layers, with a preview drawn from the same values.

Space countdown widget design preview: Deep navy skies, star dots and soft purple nebula tones.
Design preview drawn from the recipe below. Example values are shown; your widget uses live data.

What a space countdown widget shows

A countdown widget keeps one date in view: a trip, a birthday, an exam or a launch. The number of days is the hero, the event name gives it meaning and a bar shows how far along you are.

WidgetCraft's countdown layer works from the phone's clock, so it is free, needs no permission and works offline. You pick the target date in the layer's details.

How the space style shapes it

Space widgets use deep navy and violet with white text and tiny star dots. Circles become planets and orbits, which suits clocks, countdowns and step rings.

Space countdown widget recipe

LayerSettings
Canvas360 × 180, background gradient #0B1026 to #1B2250 at 45°, corner radius 24
Layoutstacked: label, number and event name, center aligned
Textlabel "Days until", size 12, color #8F9AC9
Countdowndays remaining, Space Grotesk, size 76, color #F4F6FF
Textevent name, size 20, color #F4F6FF
Progressa thin 4-point bar, 200 wide, progress #B38BFF
Ornamenta small violet planet (circle) with a thin ring (ellipse outline) in the top right, and a dozen tiny white dots as stars
FontSpace Grotesk (import the font file), or the built-in Sans
Home screen size4 × 2 cells

Space color palette

How to make a space countdown widget in WidgetCraft

  1. Create a widget and open Canvas. Set the size to 360 × 180, the background to gradient #0B1026 to #1B2250 at 45° and the corner radius to 24.
  2. Tap Add and choose Countdown. Pick your target date and show days only.
  3. Set the font to Space Grotesk, the size to 76 and the color to #F4F6FF.
  4. Add a Text label "Days until" at size 12 in #8F9AC9, and a second Text layer for the event name at size 20.
  5. Add a Progress layer as a thin 4-point bar in #B38BFF to show how much of the wait has passed.
  6. Add the space ornament with Shape layers and move them below the other layers in Layers: a small violet planet (circle) with a thin ring (ellipse outline) in the top right, and a dozen tiny white dots as stars.
  7. 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 space countdown widgets

Questions about the space countdown widget

What size is a space countdown 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?

Deep space (#0B1026) for the background, Starlight (#F4F6FF) for the main text, Dust (#8F9AC9) for labels and Violet (#B38BFF) as the accent.

Is it free to make?

Yes. Countdown widgets use free features in WidgetCraft, and the space styling is free too.

What else is this style called?

People also search for galaxy countdown widget, astronomy countdown widget, night sky countdown widget, cosmic countdown widget. They describe the same look as this space countdown widget.

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