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Summer quote widget
A summer quote widget displays a line you want to see every day. Sea blue, coral and sunshine yellow. This page gives the exact colors, type settings and layers, with a preview drawn from the same values.
What a summer 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 summer style shapes it
Summer widgets are bright and warm: turquoise sea, coral, sunshine yellow and white, with bold friendly type. Good for holiday countdowns and step goals.
- Text: Use deep teal text.
Summer quote widget recipe
| Layer | Settings |
|---|---|
| Canvas | 360 × 180, background #E8FBFF, corner radius 26 |
| Text | opening quotation mark, size 54, color #FF6B5E |
| Text | quote in two lines, Quicksand, weight 700, size 22, line spacing 1.35, color #0B3C49, left aligned |
| Text | author, size 12, color #5E99A6 |
| Ornament | a yellow sun (circle) in the top right and a wavy lagoon-blue band along the bottom |
| Font | Quicksand (import the font file), or the built-in Sans |
| Home screen size | 4 × 2 cells |
Summer color palette
- Sea foam
#E8FBFFBackground - Lagoon
#BDEFF7Surface and tracks - Deep teal
#0B3C49Text - Tide
#5E99A6Labels - Coral
#FF6B5EAccent
How to make a summer quote widget in WidgetCraft
- Create a widget and open Canvas. Set the size to 360 × 180, the background to #E8FBFF and the corner radius to 26.
- Add a Text layer and type your quote. Set the font to Quicksand, the size to 22 and the color to #0B3C49.
- Press return where you want the line to break, and set the alignment to left.
- Add a second Text layer with just an opening quotation mark at size 54 in #FF6B5E.
- Add the author on its own Text layer at size 12 in #5E99A6.
- Add the summer ornament with Shape layers and move them below the other layers in Layers: a yellow sun (circle) in the top right and a wavy lagoon-blue band along the bottom.
- 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 summer quote widgets
- Use turquoise, coral and yellow together.
- Add a yellow circle as a sun.
- 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 dark backgrounds.
- Do not use thin type.
Questions about the summer quote widget
What size is a summer 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?
Sea foam (#E8FBFF) for the background, Deep teal (#0B3C49) for the main text, Tide (#5E99A6) for labels and Coral (#FF6B5E) as the accent.
Is it free to make?
Yes. Quote widgets use free features in WidgetCraft, and the summer styling is free too.
What else is this style called?
People also search for beach quote widget, tropical quote widget, vacation quote widget, sunset quote widget. They describe the same look as this summer quote widget.
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