Cool Clock widget
concept australia Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read cool-clock-widget.md
Show different times around the world using the Cool Clock widget. You can use this base system widget as-is in your portal or clone it to suit your own business needs.
Cool clocks demonstrates how to use instance options in a widgets. The time zone is loaded using an instance option. If you do not select a time zone, the widget uses a default time zone.
[Omitted image "WidgetCoolClock.png"] Alt text: Cool Clock widget
Instance options
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Title | Name of the clock, for example New York, NY. The name appears below the clock so it helps to use a name related to the time zone. |
| Timezone | The location from which the time is displayed. Use the local full name, for example, America/New York, instead of the abbreviated time zone. Using the full name allows time zones to stay consistent with daylight savings time. The default value is America/Los Angeles |
| Second hand color | Color of the second hand using the hex code, RGB, or color name. The default value is red. |
Parent Topic:Example widgets
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--- title: Cool Clock widget description: Show different times around the world using the Cool Clock widget. You can use this base system widget as-is in your portal or clone it to suit your own business needs. locale: en-US canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/platform-user-interface/service-portal/cool-clock-widget.html release: australia product: Service Portal classification: service-portal topic_type: concept last_updated: "2026-09-10" reading_time_minutes: 1 breadcrumb: [Example widgets, Widget library, Using portal widgets, Configuring Service Portal, Service Portal, Configure UIs and portals, Configure user experiences] --- # Cool Clock widget Show different times around the world using the Cool Clock widget. You can use this base system widget as-is in your portal or clone it to suit your own business needs. Cool clocks demonstrates how to use instance options in a widgets. The time zone is loaded using an instance option. If you do not select a time zone, the widget uses a default time zone. \[Omitted image "WidgetCoolClock.png"\] Alt text: Cool Clock widget ## Instance options |Field|Description| |-----|-----------| |Title|Name of the clock, for example New York, NY. The name appears below the clock so it helps to use a name related to the time zone.| |Timezone|The location from which the time is displayed. Use the local full name, for example, **America/New York**, instead of the abbreviated time zone. Using the full name allows time zones to stay consistent with daylight savings time. The default value is **America/Los Angeles**| |Second hand color|Color of the second hand using the hex code, RGB, or color name. The default value is **red**.| **Parent Topic:**[Example widgets](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-user-interface/service-portal/sp-example-widgets.md) **Related topics** [Create and edit a page using the Service Portal Designer]() [Configure widget instances]() [Clone a widget]()
| title | Cool Clock widget |
| description | Show different times around the world using the Cool Clock widget. You can use this base system widget as-is in your portal or clone it to suit your own business needs. |
| locale | en-US |
| canonical_url | https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/platform-user-interface/service-portal/cool-clock-widget.html |
| release | australia |
| product | Service Portal |
| classification | service-portal |
| topic_type | concept |
| last_updated | 2026-09-10 |
| reading_time_minutes | 1 |
| breadcrumb | Example widgetsWidget libraryUsing portal widgetsConfiguring Service PortalService PortalConfigure UIs and portalsConfigure user experiences |