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### Watch faces

A watch face is the first thing people see when they take a look at their watch, making it the most used surface of Wear OS. People customize their watches to suit their style, and meet their needs. Get started building a watch face for Wear OS today.

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## Building watch faces

You can create watch faces for Wear OS in these ways. [![](http://developer.android.com/static/images/watch-faces/watch-face-creators.png)](http://developer.android.com/training/wearables/wff)  

### [Watch Face Format](http://developer.android.com/training/wearables/wff)

Use the Watch Face Format to easily create a watch face, or to maintain a watch face creation tool for designers. Android Studio includes support for Watch Face Format, including syntax checking, autocomplete, and a run configuration to view your watch face on a device.  
[Learn about Watch Face Format](http://developer.android.com/training/wearables/wff) [![](http://developer.android.com/static/images/watch-faces/watch-face-designers.png)](https://developer.samsung.com/watch-face-studio/user-guide/index.html)  

### [Watch Face Studio](https://developer.samsung.com/watch-face-studio/user-guide/index.html)

Build a watch face using Watch Face Studio, a no-code watch face creation tool for designers.  
[Learn about Watch Face Studio](https://developer.samsung.com/watch-face-studio/user-guide/index.html) [![](http://developer.android.com/static/images/watch-faces/watch-face-designer.png)](http://developer.android.com/training/wearables/watch-face-designer)  

### [Watch Face Designer](http://developer.android.com/training/wearables/watch-face-designer)

Use Watch Face Designer to easily create and publish no-code watch faces with Figma. Export directly to Google Play, or continue your work in Android Studio.  
[Learn about Watch Face Designer](http://developer.android.com/training/wearables/watch-face-designer)

### Dig into details

Learn more about watch faces in the technical guides. Guide

### [Publish your watch face on Play](https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/13560201)

Learn more about the process and requirements for making your watch face available on the Google Play Store.  
Guide

### [Wear OS app quality guidelines](http://developer.android.com/docs/quality-guidelines/wear-app-quality)

Learn how to assess the quality of your app and satisfy requirements for uploading your Wear OS app and Watch Face Format file to the Google Play Store.  
Guide

### [Watch face design guide](http://developer.android.com/training/wearables/design/watch-faces)

Explore the UX principles, key guidelines, and strategies to conserve power in your Wear OS app.