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Terminal calendar widget

By the WidgetCraft team · Updated

A terminal calendar widget shows today's date beside your next event. Green or amber monospace text on black, like a command line. This page gives the exact colors, type settings and layers, with a preview drawn from the same values.

Terminal calendar widget design preview: Green or amber monospace text on black, like a command line.
Design preview drawn from the recipe below. Example values are shown; your widget uses live data.

What a terminal 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 terminal style shapes it

Terminal widgets look like a command prompt: a black background, green monospace text, a prompt symbol and plain text output instead of graphics.

Terminal calendar widget recipe

LayerSettings
Canvas360 × 180, background #050805, corner radius 6, outline 1 pt #39FF6A
Shapedate block 104 × 124, radius 6, fill #39FF6A
Dateweekday (size 13) and day number (size 58) centered on the block, color #000000
Textlabel "Next", size 11, color #2A9D50
List or Textnext event title, JetBrains Mono, size 19, color #39FF6A; time at size 14 in #2A9D50
Shapedivider 1.5 pt in #2A9D50 at 40% opacity
Ornamenta 20-point title bar across the top in the darker green-black, with three small dots at its left like a terminal window
FontJetBrains Mono (import the font file), or the built-in Mono
Home screen size4 × 2 cells

Terminal color palette

How to make a terminal calendar widget in WidgetCraft

  1. Create a widget and open Canvas. Set the size to 360 × 180, the background to #050805 and the corner radius to 6. Add a 1-point outline.
  2. Add a Shape on the left, 104 × 124 with radius 6, filled with #39FF6A.
  3. Add two Date layers over it: the short weekday at size 13 and the day number at size 58, both in #000000.
  4. Add a Text label "Next" at size 11 in #2A9D50.
  5. Add a List layer, open Data and choose your calendar. Set the title to size 19 in #39FF6A and the time to size 14 in #2A9D50.
  6. Add the terminal ornament with Shape layers and move them below the other layers in Layers: a 20-point title bar across the top in the darker green-black, with three small dots at its left like a terminal window.
  7. 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 terminal calendar widgets

Questions about the terminal calendar widget

What size is a terminal 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?

Black (#050805) for the background, Phosphor green (#39FF6A) for the main text, Dim green (#2A9D50) for labels and Green (#39FF6A) as the accent.

Is it free to make?

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

What else is this style called?

People also search for hacker calendar widget, command line calendar widget, code calendar widget, matrix calendar widget. They describe the same look as this terminal calendar widget.

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