How many days until my birthday?
Type your own name and your next birthday into the countdown and press Start the countdown: it shows the days, hours, minutes and seconds left, live. Set the Time to 00:00 for the moment the day begins.
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Birthday countdown, live and full screen
Type whose birthday it is and when, pick a look, and watch the days, hours, minutes and seconds tick down. At zero: confetti, their name and a Happy Birthday tune.
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A birthday countdown shows how long is left until someone’s birthday, ticking down in days, hours, minutes and seconds. Press Start a birthday countdown, type the name in Whose birthday?, set the Birthday date and Time, choose a look under Pick a look and press Start the countdown: it runs live in your browser, full screen if you like, and celebrates with confetti and a Happy Birthday tune when it reaches zero.
It is made for the build-up: on a TV during the party so everyone counts the last minute together, on a phone propped up by the cake at midnight, or on your own screen for the week before. If you want something to send rather than watch, Make a countdown video turns it into a short “3… 2… 1… Happy birthday” clip, and the birthday Instagram Story page covers posting one.
The name, the date and the look stay in this browser, so the countdown is still there after a reload. Nothing is sent anywhere, there is no account and nothing to install.
How to start a birthday countdown
Open the countdown
Press Start a birthday countdown above. The countdown opens over the page; nothing else loads until you do.
Say whose birthday and when
Type the name in Whose birthday?, set the Birthday date and the Time (midnight, or the moment the party starts).
Pick a look
Under Pick a look, choose the colours, letters and effects you like; they come from the birthday templates.
Start it and turn the sound on
Press Start the countdown, then Tap for sound so the tune can play at zero. Use the full-screen button for a TV or a laptop on the table.
Send a short countdown clip
For a message rather than a screen, press Make a countdown video for an MP4 with the tune, or Countdown GIF for a silent loop.
Where a countdown works best
At the party
Put it on the television or a laptop at the end of the table and set the Time to when the cake comes out. The last ten seconds turn into a room-wide countdown, and the confetti and tune at zero do the rest. The screen stays on while the countdown runs, on browsers that allow it, so it won’t go to sleep halfway.
At midnight
For a partner, a best friend or a teenager who wants to be first, set the time to 00:00 and leave a phone propped up by the bed or the drinks. Turning the sound on before you put it down matters: browsers only let a page play sound after a tap, which is why Tap for sound is there.
In the days before
Children love checking how many sleeps are left. Open it on the family tablet each morning; because the name, date and look are kept in this browser, it carries on where it was. Use Change to fix a typo or move the time.
Countdown ideas for Stories and the group chat
A countdown builds anticipation before a big birthday, and a few small posts work better than one long one:
- A week out: a screenshot of the live countdown with the days showing, posted to your Story.
- The night before: a Countdown GIF in the group chat, so everyone is ready at midnight.
- At midnight: Make a countdown video and post the “3… 2… 1… Happy birthday” clip the second it turns.
- On the day: follow it with a proper card from the happy birthday video templates, with photos and their name.
Instagram also has its own countdown sticker for Stories, which reminds your followers when it ends; this countdown is the thing you watch full screen and the clip you share, so the two work well together.
What the countdown keeps and what it doesn’t
The countdown runs in this browser tab. The name, date and look are saved in this browser’s storage so a reload doesn’t lose them, and they never leave the device. It doesn’t send reminders or notifications, it stops when you close the tab, and it doesn’t sync between your phone and your TV: open it on the screen you want to watch. The details are on the privacy page.
Birthday countdown questions
Can I show the countdown full screen on a TV?
Yes. Open the page on the computer or smart-TV browser connected to the screen, start the countdown and use the full-screen button. The screen stays awake while it runs, on browsers that support it.
Why do I have to tap for sound?
Browsers don’t let a page play sound until you have tapped or clicked on it. Press Tap for sound once after starting, and the Happy Birthday tune plays at zero.
Can I send the countdown to someone?
Make a countdown video makes a short MP4 of “3… 2… 1… Happy birthday” with the tune, and Countdown GIF makes a silent loop. Send either from your phone like any video or GIF.
Will it keep counting if I close the page?
No. It runs while the tab is open. The name, date and look are remembered in this browser, so when you open it again it picks up the right time left.
Is anything uploaded?
No. The countdown and the clips are made in your browser, and the name and date stay in this browser’s storage. There is no account, no watermark and nothing to install.