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Swiss calendar widget

By the WidgetCraft team · Updated November 13, 2026

A Swiss calendar widget shows today's date beside your next event. Grid-based typography in black, white and red. This page gives the exact colors, type settings and layers, with a preview drawn from the same values.

Swiss calendar widget design preview: Grid-based typography in black, white and red. — Design preview drawn from the recipe below. Example values are shown; your widget uses live data.

What a Swiss calendar widget shows

A calendar widget answers two questions: what day is it, and what is next. The date sits in a bold block on the left and the next event takes the right side.

The date works with no permission. Showing events needs Android's calendar permission and a calendar connection, which is a Pro feature in WidgetCraft. Without it you can still build the date block on its own for free.

How the Swiss style shapes it

Swiss style, also called International Typographic Style, relies on a strict grid, a neutral sans, left alignment and strong size contrast, usually in black, white and red.

Numbers: Make the number very large and tight, aligned to the left grid line.
Lists: Align rows to a strict left edge with small numbers.

Swiss calendar widget recipe

Layer	Settings
Canvas	360 × 180, background #FFFFFF, corner radius 0
Shape	date block 104 × 124, radius 0, fill #E30613
Date	weekday (size 13) and day number (size 58) centered on the block, color #FFFFFF
Text	label "Next", size 11, color #6B6B6B
List or Text	next event title, Inter, size 19, color #000000; time at size 14 in #6B6B6B
Shape	divider 1.5 pt in #6B6B6B at 40% opacity
Ornament	a solid red bar, 10 points tall, across the full width at the top
Font	Inter (import the font file), or the built-in Sans
Home screen size	4 × 2 cells

Swiss color palette

White #FFFFFFBackground
Grid grey #F1F1F1Surface and tracks
Black #000000Text
Grey #6B6B6BLabels
Swiss red #E30613Accent

How to make a Swiss calendar widget in WidgetCraft

Create a widget and open Canvas. Set the size to 360 × 180, the background to #FFFFFF and the corner radius to 0.
Add a Shape on the left, 104 × 124 with radius 0, filled with #E30613.
Add two Date layers over it: the short weekday at size 13 and the day number at size 58, both in #FFFFFF.
Add a Text label "Next" at size 11 in #6B6B6B.
Add a List layer, open Data and choose your calendar. Set the title to size 19 in #000000 and the time to size 14 in #6B6B6B.
Add the Swiss ornament with Shape layers and move them below the other layers in Layers: a solid red bar, 10 points tall, across the full width at the top.
Tap Save, then Add to home screen and resize the widget on your launcher if needed.

The layout and styling are free. The live data connection for this widget needs WidgetCraft Pro, a one-time purchase.

Tips for Swiss calendar widgets

Align everything to the same left margin.
Use red for one element only.
Event titles vary in length, so give the title a single line and let it truncate.
Show one or two events at most in a 4 × 2 widget.
If no events appear, check that the calendar you chose is the one your events are saved in.
Do not center text.
Do not use decorative fonts.

Questions about the Swiss calendar widget

What size is a Swiss calendar 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?

White (#FFFFFF) for the background, Black (#000000) for the main text, Grey (#6B6B6B) for labels and Swiss red (#E30613) as the accent.

Is it free to make?

The Swiss design is free to build. Showing live events needs the one-time Pro upgrade.

What else is this style called?

People also search for typographic calendar widget, grid calendar widget, helvetica style calendar widget, international style calendar widget. They describe the same look as this Swiss calendar widget.

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