Vaporwave countdown widget

What a vaporwave countdown widget shows

A countdown widget keeps one date in view: a trip, a birthday, an exam or a launch. The number of days is the hero, the event name gives it meaning and a bar shows how far along you are.

WidgetCraft's countdown layer works from the phone's clock, so it is free, needs no permission and works offline. You pick the target date in the layer's details.

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.

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

Vaporwave countdown widget recipe

Vaporwave color palette

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

How to make a vaporwave countdown widget in WidgetCraft

1. Create a widget and open Canvas. Set the size to 360 × 180, the background to gradient #2B1055 to #7597DE at 45° and the corner radius to 14.
2. Tap Add and choose Countdown. Pick your target date and show days only.
3. Set the font to Righteous, the size to 76 and the color to #FFFFFF.
4. Add a Text label "Days until" at size 12 in #E0C3FC, and a second Text layer for the event name at size 20.
5. Add a Progress layer as a thick 12-point bar with rounded ends in #FF71CE to show how much of the wait has passed.
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 countdown widgets

• Set the background to a gradient from purple to blue at an angle.
• Use pink and teal as the only accents.
• Decide whether today counts; label the number "days left" or "sleeps" so it is not ambiguous.
• Short event names fit best. Two or three words is ideal.
• After the date passes, change the target or the widget will sit at zero.
• 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 countdown widget

What size is a vaporwave countdown 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?

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. Countdown widgets use free features in WidgetCraft, and the vaporwave styling is free too.

What else is this style called?

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

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