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Countdown

Create a simple countdown timer.

Usage

To apply this component, add the uk-countdown attribute to a container element and define a date when the countdown should expire. Just add date: YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ssTZD option to the attribute, using the ISO 8601 format, e.g. 2024-10-03T11:33:36+00:00 (UTC time).

Add the following classes to child elements to apply the necessary functionality and styling.

Class Description
.uk-countdown-days Add this class to indicate the days to be counted down.
.uk-countdown-hours Add this class to indicate the hours to be counted down.
.uk-countdown-minutes Add this class to indicate the minutes to be counted down.
.uk-countdown-seconds Add this class to indicate the seconds to be counted down.
.uk-countdown-number This class adds the necessary style to a countdown number. 
<div uk-countdown="date: {%isodate%}">
    <span class="uk-countdown-number uk-countdown-days"></span>
    <span class="uk-countdown-number uk-countdown-hours"></span>
    <span class="uk-countdown-number uk-countdown-minutes"></span>
    <span class="uk-countdown-number uk-countdown-seconds"></span>
</div>
<div class="uk-grid-small uk-child-width-auto uk-margin" uk-grid uk-countdown="date: {%isodate%}">
    <div>
        <div class="uk-countdown-number uk-countdown-days"></div>
    </div>
    <div>
        <div class="uk-countdown-number uk-countdown-hours"></div>
    </div>
    <div>
        <div class="uk-countdown-number uk-countdown-minutes"></div>
    </div>
    <div>
        <div class="uk-countdown-number uk-countdown-seconds"></div>
    </div>
</div>

Separator

To insert a separator between each number, use the .uk-countdown-separator class.

<div uk-countdown="date: {%isodate%}">
    <span class="uk-countdown-number uk-countdown-days"></span>
    <span class="uk-countdown-separator">:</span>
    <span class="uk-countdown-number uk-countdown-hours"></span>
    <span class="uk-countdown-separator">:</span>
    <span class="uk-countdown-number uk-countdown-minutes"></span>
    <span class="uk-countdown-separator">:</span>
    <span class="uk-countdown-number uk-countdown-seconds"></span>
</div>
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<div class="uk-grid-small uk-child-width-auto uk-margin" uk-grid uk-countdown="date: {%isodate%}">
    <div>
        <div class="uk-countdown-number uk-countdown-days"></div>
    </div>
    <div class="uk-countdown-separator">:</div>
    <div>
        <div class="uk-countdown-number uk-countdown-hours"></div>
    </div>
    <div class="uk-countdown-separator">:</div>
    <div>
        <div class="uk-countdown-number uk-countdown-minutes"></div>
    </div>
    <div class="uk-countdown-separator">:</div>
    <div>
        <div class="uk-countdown-number uk-countdown-seconds"></div>
    </div>
</div>

Label

To add a label to each number, use the .uk-countdown-label class.

<div class="uk-countdown-label">Days</div>
<div class="uk-countdown-label">Hours</div>
<div class="uk-countdown-label">Minutes</div>
<div class="uk-countdown-label">Seconds</div>
Days
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Hours
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Minutes
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Seconds
<div class="uk-grid-small uk-child-width-auto" uk-grid uk-countdown="date: {%isodate%}">
    <div>
        <div class="uk-countdown-number uk-countdown-days"></div>
        <div class="uk-countdown-label uk-margin-small uk-text-center uk-visible@s">Days</div>
    </div>
    <div class="uk-countdown-separator">:</div>
    <div>
        <div class="uk-countdown-number uk-countdown-hours"></div>
        <div class="uk-countdown-label uk-margin-small uk-text-center uk-visible@s">Hours</div>
    </div>
    <div class="uk-countdown-separator">:</div>
    <div>
        <div class="uk-countdown-number uk-countdown-minutes"></div>
        <div class="uk-countdown-label uk-margin-small uk-text-center uk-visible@s">Minutes</div>
    </div>
    <div class="uk-countdown-separator">:</div>
    <div>
        <div class="uk-countdown-number uk-countdown-seconds"></div>
        <div class="uk-countdown-label uk-margin-small uk-text-center uk-visible@s">Seconds</div>
    </div>
</div>

Component options

Any of these options can be applied to the component attribute. Separate multiple options with a semicolon. For more information, take a look at the chapter on component configuration.

Option Value Default Description
date String false Any string parsable by Date.parse. See Reference.

JavaScript

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Initialization

UIkit.countdown(element, options);

Methods

The following methods are available for the component:

Start

UIkit.countdown(element).start();

Starts the countdown.

Stop

UIkit.countdown(element).stop();

Stops the countdown.

Accessibility

The Countdown component automatically sets the appropriate WAI-ARIA roles, states and properties.