My Countdown

1. Name your event. Type what you are counting down to in the Event name box, like "Sarah's 30th Birthday" or "Our Trip to the Beach." The page shows it as "Countdown to" plus your name. Leave it blank and it simply says My Countdown.
2. Pick the date and time. Choose the day in the Date box and, if your event starts at a set time, enter it in the Time box. Leave the time at 00:00 to count down to the very start of that day.
3. Choose a look. Pick a theme from the menu, or scroll down and tap an occasion. Birthday, wedding, and holiday occasions set the colors, fonts, and floating decorations in one tap.
4. Press Start countdown and share it. The clock starts right away. Copy the share link to send to friends, copy the embed code for a website, or tap Save image, Fullscreen, or Add to calendar.

That is all there is to it. There is nothing to download and no account to make. If you change your mind about the theme later, tap a new one and the share link updates with it. Want more ideas on planning and sharing a countdown? Read our full guide on how to make a countdown.

• Live days, hours, minutes, and seconds. The clock ticks in real time and never needs a refresh.
• Its own share link. The event name, exact date and time, and theme are saved in the link, so anyone who opens it sees the same countdown.
• Embed code. Paste it into a website or blog to show the live countdown on your own page.
• Save image. Grab a picture of the countdown to post on social media or drop into a slideshow.
• Fullscreen mode. Turn any screen into a big party countdown, great for a TV at a New Year's Eve party or a classroom projector.
• Add to calendar. Download a calendar file so the event also shows up in your phone or computer calendar.
• A celebration at zero. When the countdown reaches zero, it shows a "The day is here!" banner with confetti, so the big moment feels like a moment.

WordPress

In the block editor, add a Custom HTML block where you want the countdown, paste the embed code, and update the page. Use the Preview tab in the block to check it before you publish.

Wix

Open the Add menu, choose Embed Code, then pick the option to embed HTML. Paste the code, and drag the box until it is wide and tall enough to show the whole countdown.

Squarespace

Edit the page, add a Code block, and paste the embed code. Squarespace only allows code blocks on some plans, so if you do not see the option, paste the share link as a regular link or button instead.

Google Sites

Click Insert, then Embed, and choose the Embed code tab. Paste the code, press Next, then Insert. Resize the box on the page so all the numbers show.

Shopify

For a store page, open the page editor and switch to the HTML view, then paste the embed code. In a theme, you can add a Custom Liquid or custom HTML section and paste it there. Countdowns are popular for sales, launches, and holiday shipping deadlines.

Notion

Type /embed on a new line, paste your countdown's share link (not the full embed code), and press Embed link. Drag the edges to resize it.

Google Slides, PowerPoint, and Canva

Presentation and design tools usually do not run live web pages inside a slide. The easy workaround is to tap Save image and add the picture to your slide, then link it to your share link so it opens the live countdown when clicked. For a timer that runs inside a presentation, see our guide to a countdown for PPT.

Tip: the embed code is set to the full width of the space you paste it into. If the countdown looks cut off, make the embed area taller rather than narrower. For more ways to show a timer on a site, see countdown timer for website and our countdown widget guide.

Time zones. The time you type is read in your own device's time zone. When you share the link, it carries that exact moment, and each person's screen counts down to the same instant in their own local time. So if you set 8:00 PM in New York and send it to a friend in Los Angeles, their countdown ends at 5:00 PM their time, right when yours does. If your event is in a different time zone from you, convert the start time to your own local time before you enter it. Our page on a countdown to a specific time has more help.

Phones and tablets. The countdown works in any modern browser on a phone, tablet, or computer, with no app to install. Save the share link to your home screen or bookmarks so you can check it with one tap.

When it hits zero. The clock stops at zero and the "The day is here!" banner and confetti appear. If you want to keep track of time since a date instead, such as days since a wedding or a quit date, use our days since counter.