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Classic analog clock display

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Thursday, October 1, 2026

Clock Themes

About the Analog Clock

The Analog Clock turns your browser tab into a real, readable clock face — the kind you'd glance at on a wall, not a row of blinking digits. It's built for the moments when a digital timestamp feels too clinical: leaving it open on a second monitor while you work, projecting it in a classroom or waiting room, or just wanting a calmer way to track time during a video call or livestream. Because it reads local time directly from your device, there's nothing to configure and no timezone guesswork — it simply matches whatever clock your computer already trusts.

The hands are positioned the way a mechanical clock's are: the minute hand advances a little every second and the hour hand moves half a degree per minute, and the second hand can either tick once a second or sweep continuously. There are six themes — Classic, Modern, Minimal, Neon, Vintage and Ocean — and a Settings panel to show or hide the numbers, the second hand and the digital readout underneath the dial.

With the digital readout switched off it also works as a teaching aid: the hour hand creeps between the numbers exactly as it does on a wall clock, which is what children find hardest to read. Your theme and settings are remembered in the browser, so a display you set up once looks the same next time.

How to use the Analog Clock

Open the tool and set up a live analog clock display in your browser.

  1. 1

    Open the tool

    Load the Analog Clock page — it immediately starts displaying your device's current local time on the clock face.

  2. 2

    Pick a theme

    Browse the available clock themes and select the one that fits your screen or setting, from clean minimal dials to more classic designs.

  3. 3

    Adjust the settings

    In Settings, show or hide the numbers, the second hand and the digital time, and choose whether the second hand ticks or sweeps with Smooth Animation.

  4. 4

    Go full screen if you need to

    Use your browser's full-screen mode (F11, or Control+Command+F on a Mac) to show the clock on its own. Press Escape to leave it.

Worked examples

Telling-the-time practice

Input
Open Settings, untick "Show Digital Time", keep "Show Numbers" ticked, choose the Classic theme.
Result
Only the dial is shown. At 3:40 the minute hand points at the 8 and the hour hand sits two-thirds of the way from the 3 to the 4, which is how the hands of a real clock move.

The hour hand moves half a degree per minute, so it is never exactly on a number except on the hour.

A quiet desk display

Input
Choose the Minimal theme and keep "Show Digital Time" ticked.
Result
A plain face with tick marks only. Minimal hides the numbers and the second hand; the digital time underneath gives the exact reading.

Ticking or sweeping second hand

Input
Toggle "Smooth Animation" in Settings.
Result
Ticked: the second hand steps once a second with a short eased movement. Unticked: the clock redraws ten times a second and the second hand glides continuously.

Tips and common mistakes

  • There is no full-screen button on the page. Use your browser’s own full-screen mode instead: F11 on Windows and Linux, or Control+Command+F on a Mac.
  • The clock shows your device’s local time. To show another city’s time, use the World Clock instead.
  • Theme and settings are saved in this browser, so a display you set up once looks the same the next time you open it.
  • Dark themes (Neon) and light ones (Vintage, Classic in light mode) read differently at a distance. Check the clock from where people will actually be sitting.

Frequently Asked Questions

What time zone does the analog clock show?

The analog clock displays your local system time as reported by your browser. It automatically reflects your device's time zone and adjusts for daylight saving time. No configuration is needed.

How accurate is the online clock?

The clock is as accurate as your device's system clock, which is typically synchronized with internet time servers (NTP) and accurate to within a second. For scientific or high-precision timing, use a dedicated NTP-synced source.

Can I use the analog clock as a fullscreen display?

The page has no full-screen button of its own, but you can use your browser's full-screen mode (F11 on Windows and Linux, Control+Command+F on a Mac) to hide everything except the page. The clock keeps ticking in real time.

Why is there no second hand on my clock?

Either "Show Second Hand" is unticked in Settings, or you are using the Minimal theme, which never draws one. Switch to any other theme to bring it back.