Normal Countdown Timer Widget
The Normal Countdown Timer is Blocky’s most straightforward, universally useful timer variant. It’s designed to fit into any Notion page, providing a reliable, functional countdown with clean styling and customizable colors.
Whether you're tracking a deadline, setting a daily timer, or adding urgency to a Notion project page, this widget gets the job done — fast, clean, and distraction-free.
⏱ What Is It?
The Normal Countdown Timer displays the time remaining until a specific date and time in a classic, text-based layout. Its flexible styling makes it suitable for all use cases — from productivity setups to shared dashboards and personal spaces.
It’s the perfect default timer for users who want to keep things simple yet effective.
✅ Use Cases
- 📆 Deadline Tracking: Count down to assignments, exams, or deliverables.
- 🧘 Daily Habits & Resets: Use it as a soft-reset timer for your routines or day-start pages.
- 📣 Live Project Pages: Display time remaining until events, webinars, or rollouts.
- 📋 Task Anchors: Embed timers into your Notion checklists for added accountability.
🖌 Customization Options
This variant may look simple, but it’s flexible where it counts. Match your Notion layout’s style or brand with just a few clicks.
Editable Settings:
- Card Background Color
- Timer Background Color
- Header Text Color
- Timer Text Color
- Card Border Color
Whether you're going minimalist, corporate, or colorful, this timer adapts seamlessly.
💡 Why Use the Normal Countdown?
The Normal Countdown offers a familiar, low-friction way to introduce temporal awareness to your Notion workflows.
Use it to:
- Stay mindful of key dates
- Structure your workday
- Build event anticipation
- Add subtle urgency to goal dashboards
It’s especially effective when paired with habit trackers, daily task lists, and planning pages.
🧩 How to Add It to Notion
- Open Blocky and select the Normal Countdown Timer.
- Set your target time and date.
- Adjust colors to fit your dashboard.
- Copy the generated embed link.
- Paste into your Notion page using
/embed.
Simple. Clean. Done.