Y2K sticky note widget

What a Y2K sticky note widget shows

A sticky note widget holds a few words you need to see: a shopping list, a reminder, a phone number. It works best short, with a bold title and three or four lines.

Type the note straight into a Text layer, or keep notes in WidgetCraft's Tasks, notes & habits section and show them with the Saved notes list. Both are free, stay on the phone and need no permission.

How the Y2K style shapes it

Y2K widgets recall the year 2000: glossy bubble shapes, icy blue and hot pink, chrome highlights and playful rounded type, like an old music player skin.

• Text: Use rounded bold type in indigo, and add a pink label for contrast.

Y2K sticky note widget recipe

Y2K color palette

• Ice blue #DDF1FFBackground
• Sky gel #BFE2FFSurface and tracks
• Indigo #2A2E6EText
• Periwinkle #7C86B8Labels
• Hot pink #FF5FA2Accent

How to make a Y2K sticky note widget in WidgetCraft

1. Create a widget and open Canvas. Set the size to 200 × 200, the background to gradient #DDF1FF to #BFE2FF at 45° and the corner radius to 32. Add a 2-point outline.
2. Add a Shape 52 × 16 at the top center in #FF5FA2 at 75% opacity, like a strip of tape, and rotate it 2°.
3. Add a Text layer for the title at size 20 in #2A2E6E using Quicksand.
4. Add a second Text layer for the note, one item per line, at size 15 with line spacing 1.7. To show notes you keep in the app instead, add Saved notes.
5. Add thin Shape rules under each line in #7C86B8 at 30% opacity for a ruled-paper look.
6. Add the Y2K ornament with Shape layers and move them below the other layers in Layers: a soft white oval highlight across the top for a glossy gel look, and a four-point pink sparkle in the top right.
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 Y2K sticky note widgets

• Use gradients from light blue to white for a gel look.
• Round everything, including the outline.
• Four short lines is the most a 2 × 2 note can hold at a readable size.
• Use line breaks rather than long sentences so the note scans at a glance.
• For a list you tick off, use a to-do widget instead.
• Do not use square corners.
• Do not use muted or earthy colors.

Questions about the Y2K sticky note widget

What size is a Y2K sticky note 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?

Ice blue (#DDF1FF) for the background, Indigo (#2A2E6E) for the main text, Periwinkle (#7C86B8) for labels and Hot pink (#FF5FA2) as the accent.

Is it free to make?

Yes. Sticky note widgets use free features in WidgetCraft, and the Y2K styling is free too.

What else is this style called?

People also search for 2000s sticky note widget, y2k aesthetic sticky note widget, early 2000s sticky note widget. They describe the same look as this Y2K sticky note widget.

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