# Countdown bar

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Display a compact countdown timer for an upcoming event or promotion
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**Key features**

Background image

Countdown timer styles

Alternate section content when timer ends

Flexible overlay content

Custom layout and styles
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**Blocks**

[Content](#content-block)

[After countdown content](#after-countdown-content)
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<h2 align="center">Section layout</h2>

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<sub><mark style="color:$info;">Click section to find settings<mark style="color:$info;"></sub>

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th width="239.96978759765625" valign="top"></th><th valign="top"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><mark style="color:blue;">Vertical padding</mark></td><td valign="top"><mark style="color:$info;">0 - 20</mark></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><mark style="color:blue;">Mobile vertical padding</mark></td><td valign="top"><mark style="color:$info;">0 - 10</mark></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><mark style="color:blue;">Horizontal gap</mark></td><td valign="top"><mark style="color:$info;">Global</mark><br><mark style="color:$info;">Custom (0 - 10)</mark></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><mark style="color:blue;">Mobile horizontal gap</mark></td><td valign="top"><mark style="color:$info;">0 - 10</mark></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><mark style="color:blue;">Mobile alignment</mark></td><td valign="top"><mark style="color:$info;">Left / Center / Right</mark></td></tr></tbody></table>

<h2 align="center">Countdown timer</h2>

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Select an end date and time for your countdown timer. Choose to hide the timer when the countdown or add a message when the countdown is complete.

<details>

<summary>Timer</summary>

<sub><mark style="color:$info;">Click section to find settings<mark style="color:$info;"></sub>

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th width="237">Setting</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;">Year</mark></td><td>Enter the year of the end-date.</td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;">Month</mark></td><td>Select the month of the end-date.</td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;">Day</mark></td><td>Select the day of the end-date.</td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;">Hour</mark></td><td>Select the hour of the end-time.</td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;">Minute</mark></td><td>Select the minutes of the end-time.</td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;">Time zone</mark></td><td>Choose to display the timer according to your Shop time zone or the Visitor time zone.</td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;">When complete</mark></td><td><mark style="color:$info;">Leave timer at zero</mark><br><mark style="color:$info;">Hide timer</mark></td></tr></tbody></table>

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<details>

<summary>Layout</summary>

<sub><mark style="color:$info;">Click section to find settings<mark style="color:$info;"></sub>

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th width="239.3984375" valign="top">Setting</th><th valign="top">Options</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><mark style="color:blue;">Timer placement</mark></td><td valign="top"><mark style="color:$info;">Default /</mark> <mark style="color:$info;">First / Last</mark></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><mark style="color:blue;">Mobile timer placement</mark></td><td valign="top"><mark style="color:$info;">Default /</mark> <mark style="color:$info;">First / Last</mark></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><mark style="color:blue;">Font</mark></td><td valign="top"><mark style="color:$info;">Heading</mark><br><mark style="color:$info;">Body</mark></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><mark style="color:blue;">Timer text size</mark></td><td valign="top"><mark style="color:$info;">20 - 80px</mark></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><mark style="color:blue;">Mobile timer text size</mark></td><td valign="top"><mark style="color:$info;">20 - 60px</mark></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><mark style="color:blue;">Label size</mark></td><td valign="top"><mark style="color:$info;">1 - 4</mark></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><mark style="color:blue;">Vertical gap</mark></td><td valign="top"><mark style="color:$info;">0 - 10</mark></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><mark style="color:blue;">Horizontal gap</mark></td><td valign="top"><mark style="color:$info;">0 - 10</mark></td></tr></tbody></table>

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<h2 align="center">Background image</h2>

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Display an image, solid color, or autoplay video (without sound) as the section background.

<sub><mark style="color:$info;">Click section to find settings<mark style="color:$info;"></sub>

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th width="239.96978759765625" valign="top"></th><th valign="top"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><mark style="color:blue;">Media type</mark></td><td valign="top"><mark style="color:$info;">Color</mark><br><mark style="color:$info;">Image</mark><br><mark style="color:$info;">Video</mark></td></tr></tbody></table>

<details>

<summary>Image</summary>

<sub><mark style="color:$info;">Click section to find settings<mark style="color:$info;"></sub>

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th width="239.96978759765625" valign="top"></th><th valign="top"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><mark style="color:blue;">Image</mark></td><td valign="top"></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><mark style="color:blue;">Custom mobile image</mark></td><td valign="top"><ul class="contains-task-list"><li><input type="checkbox"></li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table>

</details>

<details>

<summary>Color</summary>

<sub><mark style="color:$info;">Click section to find settings<mark style="color:$info;"></sub>

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th width="239.96978759765625" valign="top"></th><th valign="top"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><mark style="color:blue;">Background color</mark></td><td valign="top"><mark style="color:$info;">Color scheme</mark><br><mark style="color:$info;">Custom</mark></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><mark style="color:blue;">Color scheme</mark></td><td valign="top">Match section<br><mark style="color:$info;">Default</mark><br><mark style="color:$info;">Inverse</mark><br><mark style="color:$info;">Soft</mark><br><mark style="color:$info;">Accent</mark><br><mark style="color:$info;">Accent inverse</mark><br><mark style="color:$info;">Overlay</mark><br><mark style="color:$info;">Color scheme 1</mark><br><mark style="color:$info;">Color scheme 2</mark></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><mark style="color:blue;">Custom</mark></td><td valign="top"><mark style="color:$info;">Background</mark><br><mark style="color:$info;">Text</mark></td></tr></tbody></table>

</details>

<details>

<summary>Video</summary>

<sub><mark style="color:$info;">Click section to find settings<mark style="color:$info;"></sub>

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th width="239.96978759765625" valign="top"></th><th valign="top"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><mark style="color:blue;">Video</mark></td><td valign="top"></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><mark style="color:blue;">Video focal point</mark></td><td valign="top"><ul class="contains-task-list"><li><input type="checkbox"></li></ul></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><mark style="color:blue;">Custom mobile video</mark></td><td valign="top"></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><mark style="color:blue;">Mobile video focal point</mark></td><td valign="top"></td></tr></tbody></table>

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<details>

<summary>Overlay colors</summary>

<sub><mark style="color:$info;">Click section to find settings<mark style="color:$info;"></sub>

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th width="239.96978759765625" valign="top"></th><th valign="top"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><mark style="color:blue;">Overlay opacity</mark></td><td valign="top"><mark style="color:$info;">0 - 100%</mark></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><mark style="color:blue;">Color scheme</mark></td><td valign="top"><mark style="color:$info;">Default</mark><br><mark style="color:$info;">Inverse</mark><br><mark style="color:$info;">Soft</mark><br><mark style="color:$info;">Accent</mark><br><mark style="color:$info;">Accent inverse</mark><br><mark style="color:$info;">Overlay</mark><br><mark style="color:$info;">Color scheme 1</mark><br><mark style="color:$info;">Color scheme 2</mark></td></tr></tbody></table>

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<h2 align="center">Content block</h2>

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Add heading text with buttons.

<details>

<summary>Content</summary>

<sub><mark style="color:$info;">Click Content block to find settings<mark style="color:$info;"></sub>

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th width="239.96978759765625" valign="top"></th><th valign="top"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><mark style="color:blue;">Heading</mark></td><td valign="top"></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><mark style="color:blue;">Heading size</mark></td><td valign="top"><mark style="color:$info;">1 - 6</mark></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><mark style="color:blue;">Text</mark></td><td valign="top"></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><mark style="color:blue;">Text size</mark></td><td valign="top"><mark style="color:$info;">1 - 4</mark></td></tr></tbody></table>

</details>

<details>

<summary>Buttons</summary>

Add a primary and secondary button.

<sub><mark style="color:$info;">Click Content block to find settings<mark style="color:$info;"></sub>

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th width="239.54400634765625" valign="top"></th><th valign="top"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><mark style="color:blue;">Link</mark></td><td valign="top"></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><mark style="color:blue;">Label</mark></td><td valign="top"></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><mark style="color:blue;">Size</mark></td><td valign="top"><mark style="color:$info;">XS</mark><br><mark style="color:$info;">S</mark><br><mark style="color:$info;">M</mark><br><mark style="color:$info;">L</mark></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><mark style="color:blue;">Style</mark></td><td valign="top"><mark style="color:$info;">Solid</mark><br><mark style="color:$info;">Outline</mark><br><mark style="color:$info;">Text</mark></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><mark style="color:blue;">Color scheme</mark></td><td valign="top"><mark style="color:$info;">Default</mark><br><mark style="color:$info;">Primary</mark><br><mark style="color:$info;">Secondary</mark><br><mark style="color:$info;">Soft</mark><br><mark style="color:$info;">Overlay</mark><br><mark style="color:$info;">Overlay soft</mark></td></tr></tbody></table>

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### <mark style="color:$primary;">After countdown content</mark>

You can display alternate content after the timer reaches zero.

* Click the **After countdown content** block to add content for when the timer ends. The block include the same content fields and options.&#x20;
* Toggle on **Enable "After Countdown" content** after adding content.

<h2 align="center">Section styles</h2>

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Customize general style options for the section and content area. Settings for **Content area** allow you to adjust the width, borders, and dropshadow of the container of the section content.

<sub><mark style="color:$info;">Click section to find settings<mark style="color:$info;"></sub>

<details>

<summary>Content area</summary>

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th width="240.36785888671875">Setting</th><th>Options</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;">Width</mark></td><td><mark style="color:$info;">Full width</mark><br><mark style="color:$info;">Full width padded</mark><br><mark style="color:$info;">Page width</mark></td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;">Full width on mobile</mark></td><td><mark style="color:$info;">Available for <strong>Full width padded</strong> option.</mark></td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;">Set content to page width</mark></td><td><ul class="contains-task-list"><li><input type="checkbox" checked></li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><a data-footnote-ref href="#user-content-fn-1"><mark style="color:blue;">Border</mark></a></td><td><ul class="contains-task-list"><li><input type="checkbox"></li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><a data-footnote-ref href="#user-content-fn-1"><mark style="color:blue;">Corner radius</mark></a></td><td><mark style="color:$info;">Available for <strong>Full width padded</strong> and <strong>Page width</strong> options.</mark></td></tr><tr><td><a data-footnote-ref href="#user-content-fn-1"><mark style="color:blue;">Dropshadow</mark></a></td><td><ul class="contains-task-list"><li><input type="checkbox"></li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table>

</details>

<details>

<summary>Section</summary>

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th width="240.36785888671875">Setting</th><th>Options</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;">Top padding</mark></td><td><mark style="color:$info;">0 - 27</mark></td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;">Bottom padding</mark></td><td><mark style="color:$info;">0 - 27</mark></td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;">Dividers</mark></td><td><mark style="color:$info;">None</mark><br><mark style="color:$info;">Top only</mark><br><mark style="color:$info;">Bottom only</mark><br><mark style="color:$info;">Both</mark></td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;">Force dividers full width</mark></td><td><ul class="contains-task-list"><li><input type="checkbox"></li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;">Color scheme</mark></td><td><mark style="color:$info;">Default</mark><br><mark style="color:$info;">Inverse</mark><br><mark style="color:$info;">Soft</mark><br><mark style="color:$info;">Accent</mark><br><mark style="color:$info;">Accent inverse</mark><br><mark style="color:$info;">Overlay</mark><br><mark style="color:$info;">Color scheme 1</mark><br><mark style="color:$info;">Color scheme 2</mark></td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;">Anchor ID</mark></td><td>Link directly to the section on any page. <a href="/pages/XSI0ASdBWe3CkRGeWchj">Learn more</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

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[^1]: Modify in [Global styles > Borders and styles > Large elements](/section-studio/sections/global-styles/borders-and-styles.md#large-elements)


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