How to use the Countdown Timer Generator
- Pick the end date and time and the time zone they are in — the timer converts it, so it ends at the same moment for every visitor.
- Choose which units to show and type the labels in your language.
- Decide what happens at zero: a message, hiding the timer or going to a page.
- Pick a style and colors, then copy the snippet into an Embed (Webflow) or Custom HTML block (WordPress).
One moment for every visitor
The end time is stored as an exact UTC moment calculated from the date, time and time zone you choose — including daylight saving time on that date. A visitor in Tokyo and one in New York see different local clocks but the timer reaches zero at the same instant.
Lightweight and self-contained
The snippet is a few lines of HTML, CSS and JavaScript with no library. Its styles are scoped to a unique class so they don’t clash with your site, it updates once per second, uses aria-live politely so screen readers aren’t flooded, and pauses its work when the tab is hidden. Several timers can live on one page — generate one snippet per timer.
Only count down to real deadlines: fake “evergreen” timers that restart for every visitor mislead customers and are restricted by consumer-protection rules in many countries. Related: Time Zone Converter, Unix Timestamp Converter.
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