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White photo widget
A white photo widget frames a favorite picture with a short caption. Bright white cards with soft grey text. This page gives the exact colors, type settings and layers, with a preview drawn from the same values.
What a white photo widget shows
A photo widget puts a person, place or pet on the home screen without making it the wallpaper. The frame, the crop and the caption decide whether it feels designed or just pasted in.
You pick the picture with Android's photo picker, so WidgetCraft needs no storage permission, and the photo stays on your phone. It is a free element.
How the white style shapes it
White widgets are bright, light cards with grey and black text and a pale accent. They make a home screen look open and tidy, especially over light wallpapers.
- Photos: Bright, airy photos with rounded corners.
- Text: Use charcoal for values and silver grey for labels.
White photo widget recipe
| Layer | Settings |
|---|---|
| Canvas | 360 × 200, background #FFFFFF, corner radius 24, soft shadow radius 12 at low opacity |
| Layout | caption on the left, photo on the right |
| Image | 190 × 160, corner radius 16, crop to fill |
| Text | place label, size 12, color #9A9AA0 |
| Text | caption in two lines, built-in Sans, size 24, color #1C1C1E |
| Shape | rule 28 × 3 in #5E8BFF |
| Text | date, size 12, color #9A9AA0 |
| Font | built-in Sans |
| Home screen size | 4 × 2 cells |
White color palette
- White
#FFFFFFBackground - Snow grey
#F4F4F6Surface and tracks - Charcoal
#1C1C1EText - Silver
#9A9AA0Labels - Sky blue
#5E8BFFAccent
How to make a white photo widget in WidgetCraft
- Create a widget and open Canvas. Set the size to 360 × 200, the background to #FFFFFF and the corner radius to 24.
- Tap Add and choose Image. Pick your photo, size it to 190 × 160 and set crop to fill.
- Set the image corner radius to 16. Drag the crop so the subject is centered.
- Add a Text caption at size 24 in #1C1C1E using built-in Sans.
- Add a small place label above and a date below, both at size 12 in #9A9AA0, with a short rule in #5E8BFF between them.
- 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 white photo widgets
- Add a very soft shadow so white cards lift off light wallpapers.
- Keep one cool accent.
- Choose a photo whose subject sits in the middle; widgets crop the edges.
- Portrait photos suit 2 × 2 or tall widgets better than wide ones.
- Very large images make widgets slow; let the app resize the photo when asked.
- Do not use pure black text; charcoal is softer.
- Do not use it on a white wallpaper without a shadow or outline.
Questions about the white photo widget
What size is a white photo widget?
It is designed for 4 × 2 home screen cells on a 360 × 200 canvas. You can resize it on the launcher and the design scales in proportion.
Which colors does it use?
White (#FFFFFF) for the background, Charcoal (#1C1C1E) for the main text, Silver (#9A9AA0) for labels and Sky blue (#5E8BFF) as the accent.
Is it free to make?
Yes. Photo widgets use free features in WidgetCraft, and the white styling is free too.
What else is this style called?
People also search for white aesthetic photo widget, light photo widget, clean white photo widget. They describe the same look as this white photo widget.
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