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Swiss countdown widget

By the WidgetCraft team · Updated November 13, 2026

A Swiss countdown widget counts the days left until a date you choose. 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 countdown 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 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 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.
Bars and rings: Use a single red bar or block as the only graphic.

Swiss countdown widget recipe

Layer	Settings
Canvas	360 × 180, background #FFFFFF, corner radius 0
Layout	split: label and event name on the left, the number right aligned and larger on the right
Text	label "Days until", size 12, color #6B6B6B
Countdown	days remaining, Inter, size 76, color #000000
Text	event name, size 20, color #000000
Progress	a thick 12-point bar with rounded ends, 312 wide, progress #E30613
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 countdown 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.
Tap Add and choose Countdown. Pick your target date and show days only.
Set the font to Inter, the size to 76 and the color to #000000.
Add a Text label "Days until" at size 12 in #6B6B6B, and a second Text layer for the event name at size 20.
Add a Progress layer as a thick 12-point bar with rounded ends in #E30613 to show how much of the wait has passed.
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.

Everything in this recipe works in the free version.

Tips for Swiss countdown widgets

Align everything to the same left margin.
Use red for one element only.
Decide whether today counts; label the number "days left" or "sleeps" so it is not ambiguous.
Short event names fit best. Two or three words is ideal.
After the date passes, change the target or the widget will sit at zero.
Do not center text.
Do not use decorative fonts.

Questions about the Swiss countdown widget

What size is a Swiss 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?

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?

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

What else is this style called?

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

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