WidgetCraftGet the app

Swiss · Quote · 4 × 2 widget

Swiss quote widget

By the WidgetCraft team · Updated

A Swiss quote widget displays a line you want to see every day. 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 quote 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 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 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.

Swiss quote widget recipe

LayerSettings
Canvas360 × 180, background #FFFFFF, corner radius 0
Textopening quotation mark, size 54, color #E30613
Textquote in two lines, Inter, weight 700, size 22, line spacing 1.35, color #000000, left aligned
Textauthor, size 12, color #6B6B6B
Ornamenta solid red bar, 10 points tall, across the full width at the top
FontInter (import the font file), or the built-in Sans
Home screen size4 × 2 cells

Swiss color palette

How to make a Swiss quote widget in WidgetCraft

  1. Create a widget and open Canvas. Set the size to 360 × 180, the background to #FFFFFF and the corner radius to 0.
  2. Add a Text layer and type your quote. Set the font to Inter, the size to 22 and the color to #000000.
  3. Press return where you want the line to break, and set the alignment to left.
  4. Add a second Text layer with just an opening quotation mark at size 54 in #E30613.
  5. Add the author on its own Text layer at size 12 in #6B6B6B.
  6. 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.
  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 Swiss quote widgets

Questions about the Swiss quote widget

What size is a Swiss 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?

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

What else is this style called?

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

More Swiss widgets

Quote widgets in other styles