Ticking Clock
Three clock movements. Real-time motion. A tick-tock you can turn on.
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1 Hz Lavet stepping motor · Architectural quartz
An online clock you can see and hear
Watch the time in three instrument-inspired styles: an architectural quartz clock, an open-balance mechanical clock and a pendulum regulator. The clock reads your device’s local time. Turn the sound on for a synthesized tick-tock, or leave it silent. No account or download is required.
Use a ticking clock for everyday moments
- Study and work — Keep a visible sense of time at your desk. For structured focus and breaks, try the Pomodoro timer below.
- A quieter room — Choose a low volume in the shared settings. Switch to your site’s dark theme for an Obsidian instrument surface.
- Classrooms and presentations — Use full screen to make the hands and digital readout easier to see. Choose 12-hour or 24-hour time.
- A spare screen — Leave it on a second monitor or tablet. Enable Keep screen awake when your browser supports it.
How to use the ticking clock
- Choose Quartz, Mechanical or Pendulum for the clock’s drawing and movement. Choose the ticking sound independently in the shared Settings.
- Click the clock or the sound button to start ticking. Open Settings in the header to adjust the shared volume; Silent mutes ticking as well as alerts.
- The Mechanical sound offers 7,200, 18,000 or 28,800 VPH: two, five or eight beats per second. Quartz and Pendulum sounds tick once per second. The shared mechanical frequency also drives the homepage’s mechanical animation.
- Shared by all running clocks. Sound style is independent of the clock face. Volume and Silent apply. Your choice is saved; after a refresh, click Activate if your browser requires it. Paused teaching clocks stay silent.
- Select Full screen (or press F). Controls fade after three seconds of inactivity and return when you move, touch or use the keyboard. Press Escape to leave. Use the sun button to request screen wake lock.
Frequently asked questions
Is this ticking clock free?
Yes. All three clock styles and their synthesized ticking sounds are free to use in the browser, without an account or download.
Can I use it in full screen?
Yes. Select Full screen or press F. The instrument fills the display and hides its controls after inactivity. If native full screen is unavailable, it expands within the page. Escape exits.
Can I make the ticking louder or turn it off?
Click the clock or sound button to switch ticking on or off. Open the header’s Settings to adjust the shared volume. The Silent setting mutes ticking too; your device volume also affects loudness.
Do all three clocks tick once per second?
Quartz and Pendulum tick once per second. Mechanical offers 7,200, 18,000 and 28,800 vibrations per hour, equivalent to two, five and eight beats per second. These are synthesized models of clock mechanisms.
Does the ticking sound work on a phone?
In browsers supporting Web Audio, tap the clock or sound button to activate sound. Playback depends on browser and device restrictions. Keep the page visible; backgrounding, locking or sleeping the device can stop or delay sound.
How accurate is the online clock?
The hands and readout follow your device’s local clock. The site does not synchronize with an independent time server. Correct the time and time zone in your device settings if the display is wrong.
Can it keep my screen awake?
The sun button requests a screen wake lock when the browser supports it. Support and permission vary by browser, battery state and device. Keep the page visible; the request is released when you leave the page.
Does it work without an internet connection?
After the page, scripts and fonts have loaded, the clock and synthesized sound can keep running without a connection. Reopening or refreshing offline is not guaranteed. Closing the tab stops the clock and sound.