Vaporwave analog clock widget

What a vaporwave analog clock widget shows

An analog clock reads as a shape rather than as numbers, which makes it the most decorative way to show the time. WidgetCraft has a dedicated analog layer where the dial, markers and each hand can be styled separately.

It uses the phone's clock, needs no permission and works offline. A 2 × 2 space is enough.

How the vaporwave style shapes it

Vaporwave widgets use a pink-to-purple sunset gradient, teal highlights and wide retro type. The look comes from 1980s graphics remembered through early internet art.

• Bars and rings: Use a pink bar on a translucent white track, or a half sun made from a circle.
• Numbers: Center the number in white over the gradient and keep it bold.

Vaporwave analog clock widget recipe

Vaporwave color palette

• Twilight #2B1055Background
• Haze blue #7597DESurface and tracks
• White #FFFFFFText
• Lavender #E0C3FCLabels
• Bubblegum #FF71CEAccent

How to make a vaporwave analog clock widget in WidgetCraft

1. Create a widget and open Canvas. Set the size to 200 × 200, the background to gradient #2B1055 to #7597DE at 45° and the corner radius to 14.
2. Tap Add and choose Analog. Size it to fill the canvas with a margin of about 28.
3. Open the clock details and set the dial to #7597DE with a 4-point ring in #FFFFFF.
4. Set twelve markers: quarter-hours thicker in #FFFFFF, the rest thinner in #E0C3FC.
5. Style the hour hand (short, width 6) and minute hand (long, width 3.5) in #FFFFFF, turn the second hand off and color the center cap #FF71CE.
6. Add the vaporwave ornament with Shape layers and move them below the other layers in Layers: a pink half sun (circle) rising from the bottom right, cut by four thin horizontal bars in the background color.
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 vaporwave analog clock widgets

• Set the background to a gradient from purple to blue at an angle.
• Use pink and teal as the only accents.
• Keep the hour hand clearly shorter and thicker than the minute hand.
• Twelve markers are easier to read than sixty; add numerals only at 12, 3, 6 and 9 if at all.
• Leave the second hand off: launchers refresh widgets about once a minute.
• Do not use dark grey text; white reads best on the gradient.
• Do not add extra colors beyond pink, purple and teal.

Questions about the vaporwave analog clock widget

What size is a vaporwave analog clock 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?

Twilight (#2B1055) for the background, White (#FFFFFF) for the main text, Lavender (#E0C3FC) for labels and Bubblegum (#FF71CE) as the accent.

Is it free to make?

Yes. Analog clock widgets use free features in WidgetCraft, and the vaporwave styling is free too.

What else is this style called?

People also search for synthwave analog clock widget, retrowave analog clock widget, 80s analog clock widget, outrun analog clock widget. They describe the same look as this vaporwave analog clock widget.

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