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Terminal date widget

By the WidgetCraft team · Updated

A terminal date widget shows the weekday, a large day number and the month. 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 date 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 date widget shows

A date widget is the calm alternative to a clock: one large number for the day, with the weekday above and the month below. It suits small 2 × 2 spaces and pairs well with a clock elsewhere on the screen.

It uses the phone's date, so it is free, works offline and needs no permission. WidgetCraft's Date layer takes a pattern, so each line can show a different part of the date.

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 date widget recipe

LayerSettings
Canvas200 × 200, background #050805, corner radius 6, outline 1 pt #39FF6A
Dateweekday (pattern EEEE), size 15, color #39FF6A, centered
Dateday number (pattern d), JetBrains Mono, weight 500, size 72, color #39FF6A
Datemonth (pattern MMMM), size 15, color #2A9D50
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 size2 × 2 cells

Terminal color palette

How to make a terminal date widget in WidgetCraft

  1. Create a widget and open Canvas. Set the size to 200 × 200, the background to #050805 and the corner radius to 6. Add a 1-point outline.
  2. Tap Add and choose Date. Set the pattern to the full weekday (EEEE), the size to 15 and the color to #39FF6A.
  3. Add a second Date layer with the day number (pattern d) at size 72 in #39FF6A, using JetBrains Mono.
  4. Add a third Date layer with the full month (MMMM) at size 15 in #2A9D50.
  5. Center all three layers on the canvas.
  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.

Everything in this recipe works in the free version.

Tips for terminal date widgets

Questions about the terminal date widget

What size is a terminal date widget?

It is designed for 2 × 2 home screen cells on a 200 × 200 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?

Yes. Date widgets use free features in WidgetCraft, and the terminal styling is free too.

What else is this style called?

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

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