Seven Segment Clock Maker
An LED clock that counts from one time of day to another, for recaps, countdowns, and 'hours later' cuts.
How to Create a Retro LED Clock Animation for Your Videos
The familiar look of a digital clock is hard to miss. With its glowing numbers and distinctive seven-segment display, it's a style that works particularly well for countdowns, time jumps, travel recaps and those classic "hours later" transitions.
TypeFlow's Seven Segment Clock template lets you create your own animated clock, counting from one time to another without having to build the numbers yourself.
Start by setting the time you want the clock to count from and to. You can choose between 12-hour and 24-hour formats, and decide whether to display hours, minutes and seconds, or just two of those units.
You can also customise the look of the display. Adjust the size and thickness of the segments, add a slight slant or glow, and control how visible the unlit segments are. The colon between the numbers can stay on, blink or disappear altogether.
The clock can run close to real time or speed through a longer period in just a few seconds. You can also set how long it stays on screen before and after the countdown.
For a little extra detail, there's an optional beep on each tick when using the slowest playback speed.
Once you're happy with your clock, export it as an MP4, transparent MOV or PNG sequence and bring it into your favourite video editor.
The template is available on the Creator plan, with 4K and 60 fps exports available on Studio.
How to make a seven segment clock
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Open Seven Segment Clock
Find Seven Segment Clock in the gallery and open it in the editor.
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Set your start and end times
Choose the times you want the clock to count between. Select a 12-hour or 24-hour format and decide which digits to display.
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Customise the appearance
Adjust the clock size, segment thickness, slant and glow. You can also change how visible the inactive segments are and choose whether the colon stays on, blinks or disappears.
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Set the speed and sound
Adjust how quickly the clock counts and how long it pauses at the beginning and end. You can also enable a beep on each tick when using the slowest speed.
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Export your animation
Download your animation as an MP4, transparent MOV or PNG sequence, ready to use in your video editor.
What the template includes
Count between two times
Set a start time and an end time. The clock counts up or down across that span.
Hours, minutes, seconds
Show hours, minutes, and seconds, or hide a row of digits. 12 hour or 24 hour, with a solid, blinking, or hidden colon.
Glow, slant, and unlit bars
Thicken the segments, add a little slant, raise the glow, and decide how much of the unused bars you still see.
Exports on the Creator plan
Creator gives you unlimited 1080p exports and transparent MOV. Studio lets you export in 4K at 60 fps.
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Export your clock
Once you're happy with your clock, export it as an MP4, transparent MOV or PNG sequence and bring it into your favourite video editor. The template is available on the Creator plan, with 4K and 60 fps exports available on Studio.
Open the templateFAQ
Seven Segment Clock FAQ
Questions about making an LED clock animation in TypeFlow.
This template exports on the Creator plan. Creator gives you unlimited 1080p exports and transparent MOV, while Studio lets you export in 4K at 60 fps for sharper visuals and smoother animations.
Open Seven Segment Clock, set a start time and an end time, pick which digits to show, tune size, glow, and speed, then export.
The beep is optional. It plays on each tick only when sound is on and the clock is at its slowest count speed.
Date Counter walks through calendar days as styled text, a flip calendar, or a lock screen. Seven Segment Clock is a digital LED clock that counts time of day.
Yes. Set a transparent background, export a MOV with an alpha channel on the Creator or Studio plan, and put that clip on a track above your footage.
Export MP4, MOV with an alpha channel, or PNG sequences and import them into Premiere Pro, After Effects, Final Cut Pro, DaVinci Resolve, CapCut, or any editor that takes standard video or image sequences.
Yes. Creator and Studio plans include unlimited exports, subject to our fair use policy.