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Swiss year progress widget

By the WidgetCraft team · Updated November 13, 2026

A Swiss year progress widget shows how much of the year has passed as a percentage and a bar. 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 year progress 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 year progress widget shows

A year-progress widget is a gentle nudge: one bar that fills from 1 January to 31 December. The same layout works for the day, the week or a personal goal.

It is calculated from the date, so it is free, offline and needs no permission. WidgetCraft includes a free Day progress component, and a formula can stretch it to the year.

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.

Bars and rings: Use a single red bar or block as the only graphic.
Numbers: Make the number very large and tight, aligned to the left grid line.

Swiss year progress widget recipe

Layer	Settings
Canvas	360 × 180, background #FFFFFF, corner radius 0
Text	year label, size 12, color #6B6B6B
Text (formula)	percentage of the year, Inter, size 68, color #000000
Progress	a thick 12-point bar with rounded ends, 312 wide, progress #E30613, range 0 to 365
Text	"Day 315 of 365", size 13, color #6B6B6B
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 year progress 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 Progress. Make it 312 wide, styled as a thick 12-point bar with rounded ends.
Open Data and connect it to the day of the year with a range of 0 to 365.
Color the progress #E30613 and keep the track faint.
Add a Text layer for the percentage at size 68 in #000000, and a smaller one for the day count at size 13 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.

Everything in this recipe works in the free version.

Tips for Swiss year progress widgets

Align everything to the same left margin.
Use red for one element only.
Show both the percentage and the day count so the bar has context.
Use a segmented bar if you want each step to feel like a milestone.
For a goal of your own, connect the bar to a counter instead of the date.
Do not center text.
Do not use decorative fonts.

Questions about the Swiss year progress widget

What size is a Swiss year progress 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. Year progress widgets use free features in WidgetCraft, and the Swiss styling is free too.

What else is this style called?

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

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