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Flip Clock

A copy-paste countdowns component in pure HTML, CSS & vanilla JS. Zero dependencies, framework-agnostic, MIT-licensed.

CountdownsHTMLCSSJavaScriptany framework
00
HRS
:
12
MIN
:
45
SEC

Copy into your project

HTML
<div class="nuda-flip-clock" role="timer" aria-label="Countdown timer">
  <div class="nuda-flip-clock__unit">
    <div class="nuda-flip-clock__card" data-unit="hours">
      <span class="nuda-flip-clock__top">0</span>
      <span class="nuda-flip-clock__bottom">0</span>
    </div>
    <span class="nuda-flip-clock__label">HRS</span>
  </div>
  <span class="nuda-flip-clock__sep">:</span>
  <div class="nuda-flip-clock__unit">
    <div class="nuda-flip-clock__card" data-unit="minutes">
      <span class="nuda-flip-clock__top">0</span>
      <span class="nuda-flip-clock__bottom">0</span>
    </div>
    <span class="nuda-flip-clock__label">MIN</span>
  </div>
  <span class="nuda-flip-clock__sep">:</span>
  <div class="nuda-flip-clock__unit">
    <div class="nuda-flip-clock__card" data-unit="seconds">
      <span class="nuda-flip-clock__top">0</span>
      <span class="nuda-flip-clock__bottom">0</span>
    </div>
    <span class="nuda-flip-clock__label">SEC</span>
  </div>
</div>
CSS
/* Flip Clock
   Flip-style countdown with card flip animation.
   Customize: --flip-bg, --flip-text, --flip-radius */

.nuda-flip-clock {
  --flip-bg: #1a1a1a;
  --flip-text: #fff;
  --flip-radius: 6px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: 0.5rem;
}

.nuda-flip-clock__unit {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 4px;
}

.nuda-flip-clock__card {
  position: relative;
  width: 48px;
  height: 60px;
  perspective: 200px;
}

.nuda-flip-clock__top,
.nuda-flip-clock__bottom {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  width: 100%;
  height: 50%;
  background: var(--flip-bg);
  color: var(--flip-text);
  font-size: 1.4rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.nuda-flip-clock__top {
  border-radius: var(--flip-radius) var(--flip-radius) 0 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
}

.nuda-flip-clock__bottom {
  border-radius: 0 0 var(--flip-radius) var(--flip-radius);
}

.nuda-flip-clock__card--flipping .nuda-flip-clock__top {
  animation: nuda-flip-down 0.6s ease-in-out;
}

@keyframes nuda-flip-down {
  0%   { transform: rotateX(0); }
  50%  { transform: rotateX(-90deg); }
  100% { transform: rotateX(0); }
}

.nuda-flip-clock__sep {
  color: #555;
  font-size: 1.4rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 60px;
}

.nuda-flip-clock__label {
  color: #666;
  font-size: 0.6rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .nuda-flip-clock__card--flipping .nuda-flip-clock__top {
    animation: none;
  }
}
JavaScript
/* Flip Clock — Countdown with flip animation.
   Set your target date below. */

(function () {
  var clock = document.querySelector('.nuda-flip-clock');
  if (!clock) return;

  // Set target to 1 hour from now (customize as needed)
  var target = new Date(Date.now() + 3600000);

  var cards = {
    hours:   clock.querySelector('[data-unit="hours"]'),
    minutes: clock.querySelector('[data-unit="minutes"]'),
    seconds: clock.querySelector('[data-unit="seconds"]')
  };

  function pad(n) {
    return n < 10 ? '0' + n : String(n);
  }

  function update() {
    var diff = Math.max(0, target - Date.now());
    var h = Math.floor(diff / 3600000);
    var m = Math.floor((diff % 3600000) / 60000);
    var s = Math.floor((diff % 60000) / 1000);

    setCard(cards.hours, pad(h));
    setCard(cards.minutes, pad(m));
    setCard(cards.seconds, pad(s));

    if (diff > 0) requestAnimationFrame(tick);
  }

  function setCard(card, value) {
    if (!card) return;
    var top = card.querySelector('.nuda-flip-clock__top');
    var bottom = card.querySelector('.nuda-flip-clock__bottom');
    if (top.textContent !== value) {
      card.classList.add('nuda-flip-clock__card--flipping');
      top.textContent = value;
      bottom.textContent = value;
      setTimeout(function () {
        card.classList.remove('nuda-flip-clock__card--flipping');
      }, 600);
    }
  }

  var last = 0;
  function tick(ts) {
    if (ts - last >= 1000) {
      last = ts;
      update();
    }
    if (target - Date.now() > 0) requestAnimationFrame(tick);
  }

  update();
  requestAnimationFrame(tick);
})();

How to use Flip Clock

Paste the HTML where you need it and the CSS into a global stylesheet (or a <style> tag). Every class is prefixed nuda- so it never collides with Tailwind or your own styles. Tweak the CSS custom properties to match your design system.

Works in React, Vue, Svelte, Astro, Next.js, Nuxt, Laravel Blade, Django, Rails — or a single .html file. No npm install, no build step.

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