# Countdown Hero

> A hero with a ticking countdown timer beside a headline and CTA. Builds urgency for launches, sales, webinars, and limited time offer landing pages.

A shadcn/ui block from the [@shadcn-ui-blocks](https://www.shadcn-ui-blocks.com) registry, listed on [shadcn.exchange](https://shadcn.exchange/r/shadcn-ui-blocks/marketing-hero-sections-countdown-hero).

- Page, with a live preview: https://shadcn.exchange/r/shadcn-ui-blocks/marketing-hero-sections-countdown-hero
- Screenshot: https://abzjhwgwpdpz7ua5.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/shots/shadcn-ui-blocks/marketing-hero-sections-countdown-hero-light-a48e0202e9891d05.png
- Registry item: https://www.shadcn-ui-blocks.com/r/marketing-hero-sections-countdown-hero.json
- Listed: 2026-10-13, source last changed 2026-10-13

## Install

```bash
npx shadcn@latest add https://www.shadcn-ui-blocks.com/r/marketing-hero-sections-countdown-hero.json
```

Run it in a project that has shadcn/ui set up. It adds the files below and installs what they depend on.

## Dependencies

- npm packages: `class-variance-authority`, `radix-ui`

## Files

### `components/blocks/marketing/hero-sections/countdown-hero.tsx`

```tsx
import { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button';
import { Input } from '@/components/ui/input';
import { Badge } from '@/components/ui/badge';
import { Card, CardContent } from '@/components/ui/card';

export default function CountdownHero() {
  const targetDate = new Date('2025-12-31T00:00:00').getTime();
  const [timeLeft, setTimeLeft] = useState(calculateTimeLeft());

  function calculateTimeLeft() {
    const difference = targetDate - new Date().getTime();
    if (difference > 0) {
      return {
        days: Math.floor(difference / (1000 * 60 * 60 * 24)),
        hours: Math.floor((difference / (1000 * 60 * 60)) % 24),
        minutes: Math.floor((difference / 1000 / 60) % 60),
        seconds: Math.floor((difference / 1000) % 60),
      };
    } else {
      return { days: 0, hours: 0, minutes: 0, seconds: 0 };
    }
  }

  useEffect(() => {
    const timer = setInterval(() => {
      setTimeLeft(calculateTimeLeft());
    }, 1000);
    return () => clearInterval(timer);
  }, []);

  return (
    <div className="bg-background relative overflow-hidden">
      <img
        src="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1516849841032-87cbac4d88f7?w=1920&h=1080&fit=crop&crop=center"
        alt="Rocket launch"
        className="absolute inset-0 h-full w-full object-cover opacity-10"
      />
      <div className="relative z-10 container mx-auto px-4 py-24 md:px-6 lg:py-32 2xl:max-w-[1400px]">
        <div className="mx-auto max-w-4xl text-center">
          <Badge
            variant="outline"
            className="border-primary/20 bg-primary/10 text-primary mb-6"
          >
            Launching Soon
          </Badge>
          <h1 className="text-primary mb-6 max-w-4xl text-4xl leading-tight font-semibold tracking-tight text-balance lg:leading-[1.1] lg:font-semibold xl:text-5xl xl:tracking-tighter">
            Prepare for the Future of Innovation
          </h1>
          <p className="text-foreground mb-8 max-w-4xl text-base text-balance sm:text-lg">
            Join us as we countdown to the launch of our revolutionary product
            that will change the way you work.
          </p>
          <div className="mb-12 flex justify-center">
            <div className="grid w-full max-w-lg grid-cols-1 gap-4 sm:grid-cols-2 md:grid-cols-4 lg:grid-cols-4">
              {['days', 'hours', 'minutes', 'seconds'].map((unit) => (
                <Card key={unit} className="bg-muted/50">
                  <CardContent className="p-4 text-center">
                    <div className="text-primary text-5xl font-bold">
                      {timeLeft[unit as keyof typeof timeLeft]}
                    </div>
                    <div className="text-muted-foreground text-sm capitalize">
                      {unit}
                    </div>
                  </CardContent>
                </Card>
              ))}
            </div>
          </div>
          <form className="mx-auto flex max-w-md gap-2">
            <Input
              type="email"
              placeholder="Enter your email"
              className="flex-grow"
            />
            <Button type="submit">Notify Me</Button>
          </form>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
  );
}
```

### `components/ui/button.tsx`

```tsx
import * as React from "react"
import { cva, type VariantProps } from "class-variance-authority"
import { Slot } from "radix-ui"

import { cn } from "@/lib/utils"

const buttonVariants = cva(
  "group/button inline-flex shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-md border border-transparent bg-clip-padding text-sm font-medium whitespace-nowrap transition-all outline-none select-none focus-visible:border-ring focus-visible:ring-3 focus-visible:ring-ring/50 active:not-aria-[haspopup]:translate-y-px disabled:pointer-events-none disabled:opacity-50 aria-invalid:border-destructive aria-invalid:ring-3 aria-invalid:ring-destructive/20 dark:aria-invalid:border-destructive/50 dark:aria-invalid:ring-destructive/40 [&_svg]:pointer-events-none [&_svg]:shrink-0 [&_svg:not([class*='size-'])]:size-4",
  {
    variants: {
      variant: {
        default: "bg-primary text-primary-foreground hover:bg-primary/80",
        outline:
          "border-border bg-background shadow-xs hover:bg-muted hover:text-foreground aria-expanded:bg-muted aria-expanded:text-foreground dark:border-input dark:bg-input/30 dark:hover:bg-input/50",
        secondary:
          "bg-secondary text-secondary-foreground hover:bg-secondary/80 aria-expanded:bg-secondary aria-expanded:text-secondary-foreground",
        ghost:
          "hover:bg-muted hover:text-foreground aria-expanded:bg-muted aria-expanded:text-foreground dark:hover:bg-muted/50",
        destructive:
          "bg-destructive/10 text-destructive hover:bg-destructive/20 focus-visible:border-destructive/40 focus-visible:ring-destructive/20 dark:bg-destructive/20 dark:hover:bg-destructive/30 dark:focus-visible:ring-destructive/40",
        link: "text-primary underline-offset-4 hover:underline",
      },
      size: {
        default:
          "h-9 gap-1.5 px-2.5 in-data-[slot=button-group]:rounded-md has-data-[icon=inline-end]:pr-2 has-data-[icon=inline-start]:pl-2",
        xs: "h-6 gap-1 rounded-[min(var(--radius-md),8px)] px-2 text-xs in-data-[slot=button-group]:rounded-md has-data-[icon=inline-end]:pr-1.5 has-data-[icon=inline-start]:pl-1.5 [&_svg:not([class*='size-'])]:size-3",
        sm: "h-8 gap-1 rounded-[min(var(--radius-md),10px)] px-2.5 in-data-[slot=button-group]:rounded-md has-data-[icon=inline-end]:pr-1.5 has-data-[icon=inline-start]:pl-1.5",
        lg: "h-10 gap-1.5 px-2.5 has-data-[icon=inline-end]:pr-2 has-data-[icon=inline-start]:pl-2",
        icon: "size-9",
        "icon-xs":
          "size-6 rounded-[min(var(--radius-md),8px)] in-data-[slot=button-group]:rounded-md [&_svg:not([class*='size-'])]:size-3",
        "icon-sm":
          "size-8 rounded-[min(var(--radius-md),10px)] in-data-[slot=button-group]:rounded-md",
        "icon-lg": "size-10",
      },
    },
    defaultVariants: {
      variant: "default",
      size: "default",
    },
  }
)

function Button({
  className,
  variant = "default",
  size = "default",
  asChild = false,
  ...props
}: React.ComponentProps<"button"> &
  VariantProps<typeof buttonVariants> & {
    asChild?: boolean
  }) {
  const Comp = asChild ? Slot.Root : "button"

  return (
    <Comp
      data-slot="button"
      data-variant={variant}
      data-size={size}
      className={cn(buttonVariants({ variant, size, className }))}
      {...props}
    />
  )
}

export { Button, buttonVariants }
```

### `components/ui/input.tsx`

```tsx
import * as React from "react"

import { cn } from "@/lib/utils"

function Input({ className, type, ...props }: React.ComponentProps<"input">) {
  return (
    <input
      type={type}
      data-slot="input"
      className={cn(
        "h-9 w-full min-w-0 rounded-md border border-input bg-transparent px-2.5 py-1 text-base shadow-xs transition-[color,box-shadow] outline-none file:inline-flex file:h-7 file:border-0 file:bg-transparent file:text-sm file:font-medium file:text-foreground placeholder:text-muted-foreground focus-visible:border-ring focus-visible:ring-3 focus-visible:ring-ring/50 disabled:pointer-events-none disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:opacity-50 aria-invalid:border-destructive aria-invalid:ring-3 aria-invalid:ring-destructive/20 md:text-sm dark:bg-input/30 dark:aria-invalid:border-destructive/50 dark:aria-invalid:ring-destructive/40",
        className
      )}
      {...props}
    />
  )
}

export { Input }
```

### `components/ui/badge.tsx`

```tsx
import * as React from "react"
import { cva, type VariantProps } from "class-variance-authority"
import { Slot } from "radix-ui"

import { cn } from "@/lib/utils"

const badgeVariants = cva(
  "group/badge inline-flex h-5 w-fit shrink-0 items-center justify-center gap-1 overflow-hidden rounded-4xl border border-transparent px-2 py-0.5 text-xs font-medium whitespace-nowrap transition-all focus-visible:border-ring focus-visible:ring-[3px] focus-visible:ring-ring/50 has-data-[icon=inline-end]:pr-1.5 has-data-[icon=inline-start]:pl-1.5 aria-invalid:border-destructive aria-invalid:ring-destructive/20 dark:aria-invalid:ring-destructive/40 [&>svg]:pointer-events-none [&>svg]:size-3!",
  {
    variants: {
      variant: {
        default: "bg-primary text-primary-foreground [a]:hover:bg-primary/80",
        secondary:
          "bg-secondary text-secondary-foreground [a]:hover:bg-secondary/80",
        destructive:
          "bg-destructive/10 text-destructive focus-visible:ring-destructive/20 dark:bg-destructive/20 dark:focus-visible:ring-destructive/40 [a]:hover:bg-destructive/20",
        outline:
          "border-border text-foreground [a]:hover:bg-muted [a]:hover:text-muted-foreground",
        ghost:
          "hover:bg-muted hover:text-muted-foreground dark:hover:bg-muted/50",
        link: "text-primary underline-offset-4 hover:underline",
      },
    },
    defaultVariants: {
      variant: "default",
    },
  }
)

function Badge({
  className,
  variant = "default",
  asChild = false,
  ...props
}: React.ComponentProps<"span"> &
  VariantProps<typeof badgeVariants> & { asChild?: boolean }) {
  const Comp = asChild ? Slot.Root : "span"

  return (
    <Comp
      data-slot="badge"
      data-variant={variant}
      className={cn(badgeVariants({ variant }), className)}
      {...props}
    />
  )
}

export { Badge, badgeVariants }
```

### `components/ui/card.tsx`

```tsx
import * as React from "react"

import { cn } from "@/lib/utils"

function Card({
  className,
  size = "default",
  ...props
}: React.ComponentProps<"div"> & { size?: "default" | "sm" }) {
  return (
    <div
      data-slot="card"
      data-size={size}
      className={cn(
        "group/card flex flex-col gap-6 overflow-hidden rounded-xl bg-card py-6 text-sm text-card-foreground shadow-xs ring-1 ring-foreground/10 has-[>img:first-child]:pt-0 data-[size=sm]:gap-4 data-[size=sm]:py-4 *:[img:first-child]:rounded-t-xl *:[img:last-child]:rounded-b-xl",
        className
      )}
      {...props}
    />
  )
}

function CardHeader({ className, ...props }: React.ComponentProps<"div">) {
  return (
    <div
      data-slot="card-header"
      className={cn(
        "group/card-header @container/card-header grid auto-rows-min items-start gap-1 rounded-t-xl px-6 group-data-[size=sm]/card:px-4 has-data-[slot=card-action]:grid-cols-[1fr_auto] has-data-[slot=card-description]:grid-rows-[auto_auto] [.border-b]:pb-6 group-data-[size=sm]/card:[.border-b]:pb-4",
        className
      )}
      {...props}
    />
  )
}

function CardTitle({ className, ...props }: React.ComponentProps<"div">) {
  return (
    <div
      data-slot="card-title"
      className={cn(
        "font-heading text-base leading-normal font-medium group-data-[size=sm]/card:text-sm",
        className
      )}
      {...props}
    />
  )
}

function CardDescription({ className, ...props }: React.ComponentProps<"div">) {
  return (
    <div
      data-slot="card-description"
      className={cn("text-sm text-muted-foreground", className)}
      {...props}
    />
  )
}

function CardAction({ className, ...props }: React.ComponentProps<"div">) {
  return (
    <div
      data-slot="card-action"
      className={cn(
        "col-start-2 row-span-2 row-start-1 self-start justify-self-end",
        className
      )}
      {...props}
    />
  )
}

function CardContent({ className, ...props }: React.ComponentProps<"div">) {
  return (
    <div
      data-slot="card-content"
      className={cn("px-6 group-data-[size=sm]/card:px-4", className)}
      {...props}
    />
  )
}

function CardFooter({ className, ...props }: React.ComponentProps<"div">) {
  return (
    <div
      data-slot="card-footer"
      className={cn(
        "flex items-center rounded-b-xl px-6 group-data-[size=sm]/card:px-4 [.border-t]:pt-6 group-data-[size=sm]/card:[.border-t]:pt-4",
        className
      )}
      {...props}
    />
  )
}

export {
  Card,
  CardHeader,
  CardFooter,
  CardTitle,
  CardAction,
  CardDescription,
  CardContent,
}
```