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To learn how to create the CSS Clock Animation follow the steps below and watch the video tutorial.

Demo:

*to see the CSS Clock Animation on the website click here.

Step1.

Add HTML

<div class="clock">
  <div class="face"></div>
  <div class="hr"></div>
  <div class="hrTwo"></div>
  <div class="hands"></div>
  <div class="seconds"></div>
  <div class="parts"></div>
  <div class="top"></div>
  <div class="bell"></div>
  <div class="shadow"></div>
</div>

Step2.

Add CSS

Set the colour and the position of the background and elements:

body {
  height: 100vh;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
}

.clock {
  position: relative;
  width: 350px;
  height: 350px;
  background-color: #94d2bd;
  overflow: hidden;
}

Style the clock:

.face {
  position: relative;
  width: 180px;
  height: 180px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  border: 20px solid #bb3e03;
  background-color: white;
  top: 50%;
  left: 50%;
  transform: translate(-50%,-50%);
  z-index:5;
}

.face:before, .face:after {
  content:"";
  position: absolute;
  background-color: #001219;
  border-radius:3px;
}

.face:before {
  width: 10px;
  height:20px;
  left: 50%;
  transform: translate(-50%,-50%);
  top:15px;
  box-shadow: 0 150px #001219;
}

.face:after {
  width: 20px;
  height:10px;
  top: 50%;
  transform: translate(-50%,-50%);
  left:15px;
  box-shadow: 150px 0 #001219;
}

.hr, .hrTwo {
  position: absolute;
  width: 180px;
  height: 180px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  top: 50%;
  left: 50%;
  transform: translate(-50%,-50%);
  z-index:5;
}

.hr:before, .hr:after, .hrTwo:before, .hrTwo:after {
  content:"";
  position: absolute;
  background-color: #ced4da;
  border-radius:3px;
  width: 5px;
  height:20px;
}

.hr:before {
  left: 70%;
  transform: translate(-50%,-50%);
  top:16px;
  box-shadow: 0 150px #ced4da;
  transform: rotate(30deg);
}

.hr:after {
  left: 85%;
  transform: translate(-50%,-50%);
  top:41px;
  box-shadow: 0 150px #ced4da;
  transform: rotate(60deg);
}

.hrTwo:before {
  left: 28%;
  transform: translate(-50%,-50%);
  top:14px;
  box-shadow: 0 150px #ced4da;
  transform: rotate(-30deg);
}

.hrTwo:after {
  left: 13%;
  transform: translate(-50%,-50%);
  top:39px;
  box-shadow: 0 150px #ced4da;
  transform: rotate(-60deg);
}

.hands {
  position: absolute;
  z-index:7;
  width: 45px;
  height: 8px;
  background-color: #001219;
  left:130px;
  top:171px;
  border-radius: 5px 0 0 5px;
}

.hands:before {
  position: absolute;
  content:"";
  background-color: #001219;
  width: 60px;
  height: 7px;
  left:40px;
  top:13.5px;
  transform: rotate(25deg);
  border-radius: 0 5px 5px 0;
}

.seconds {
  position: absolute;
  width: 180px;
  height: 180px;
  top: 50%;
  left: 50%;
  transform: translate(-50%,-50%);
  z-index:9;
}

.seconds:before {
  content:"";
  position: absolute;
  background-color: #ae2012;
  width:4px;
  height: 75px;
  top: 50%;
  left: 50%;
  transform: translate(-50%,-50%);
  transform-origin: top;
}

.seconds:after {
  content:"";
  position: absolute;
  border-radius:50%;
  background-color: #ced4da;
  width: 17px;
  height: 17px;
  border: 5px solid #adb5bd;
  left: 50%;
  top: 50%;
  transform: translate(-50%,-50%);
}

.parts {
  position: absolute;
  z-index:2;
  background-color: #001219;
  width: 10px;
  height: 30px;
  left:170px;
  top:40px;
}

.parts:before, .parts:after {
  content:"";
  position: absolute;
  background-color: #001219;
  width: 15px;
  height: 35px;
  border-radius: 0 0 10px 10px;
  top:215px;
}

.parts:before {
  left:-60px;
  transform: rotate(20deg);
}

.parts:after {
  left: 60px;
  transform: rotate(-20deg);
}

.top {
  position: absolute;
  background-color: #bb3e03;
  width: 25px;
  height: 10px;
  border-radius:3px;
  top:40px;
  left:162px;
  z-index:3;
}

.top:before, .top:after {
  content:"";
  position: absolute;
  background-color: #001219;
  width: 12px;
  height: 55px;
  border-radius: 10px 10px 0 0;
  top:-10px;
}

.top:before {
  left:-45px;
  transform: rotate(-25deg);
}

.top:after {
  left:55px;
  transform: rotate(25deg);
}

.bell {
  position: absolute;
  z-index:4;
}

.bell:before, .bell:after {
  content:"";
  position: absolute;
  background-color: #bb3e03;
  width: 60px;
  height: 25px;
  border-radius: 20px 20px 0 0;
  top:-178px;
}

.bell:before {
  left:91px;
  transform: rotate(-25deg);
}

.bell:after {
  left:196px;
  transform: rotate(25deg);
}

Animate the second hand using the CSS steps() Function:

Add on the end of the .seconds:before the following properties:

animation: sec 60s infinite;
animation-timing-function: steps(60,end);

and @keyframes:

@keyframes sec {
  from {transform: rotate(0);}
  to {transform: rotate(360deg);}
}

Add the shadow:

.clock:before, .clock:after {
  content:"";
  position: absolute;
  
}

.clock:before {
  width:280px;
  height: 305px;
  top:60px;
  left: 75px;
  transform: skew(40deg, -13.5deg);
  background-color: #6f9487;
}

.clock:after {
  background-color: #94d2bd;
  width:300px;
  height:300px;
  transform: rotate(-65deg) skew(-5deg);
  left:-110px;
  top:-65px;
}

.shadow {
  position: absolute;  
}

.shadow:before, .shadow:after {
  content:"";
  position: absolute;
  height: 0;
  z-index:1;
  border-right: 45px solid transparent;
  top:-170px;
}

.shadow:before {
  border-bottom: 50px solid #6f9487;
  left:177px;
  width:10px;
}

.shadow:after {
  border-bottom: 50px solid #6f9487;
  left:130px;
  width:20px;
}

Watch also the video tutorial:

Enjoy coding!

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The CSS steps() define a stepping function, with two parameters.

The first parameter defines the number of intervals in the function. The second parameter, which is optional, is either the value “start” or “end”, and defines the point at which the change of values occur within the interval.

Note: If you do not specify the second parameter, it is given the value “end”.

Example1:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style> 
#square1 {
  width: 100px;
  height: 50px;
  background: #2a9d8f;
  color: white;
  font-weight: bold;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  position: relative;
  animation: mymove 5s infinite;
  animation-timing-function: steps(5,end);
}

@keyframes mymove {
  from {left: 0px;}
  to {left: 250px;}
}
</style>
</head>
<body>

<div id="square1">steps</div>

</body>
</html>

Output:

steps

Example2:

CSS Typing effect:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style> 
body {
  display: flex;
  justify-content:center;
  height: 100vh;
  align-items: center;  
  background-color: #faedcd;
}

.text-container {
  position: relative;
}

.a, .b {
  font-size: 50px;
  font-family: 'Courier New', monospace;
  letter-spacing: 4px;
  position: relative;
  line-height:.2;
}

.a:before, .b:before {
  content:"";
  position: absolute;
  background-color: #faedcd;
  height: 55px;
  top:-14px;
  left:-2px;
}

.a:before {
  width:220px;
  animation: move 2s steps(6,end) forwards 1s;
}


@keyframes move {
  0% {transform: translateX(0);opacity:1;}
  80% {transform: translateX(201px);opacity:1;}
  100% {transform: translateX(201px); opacity:0;}
}

.a:after, .b:after {
  content:"|";
  font-weight: 100;
  left:-5px;
  top:-2px;
  position: absolute;
}

.a:after {
  animation: move 2s steps(6,end) forwards 1s;
}

.b:before {
  width:420px;
  animation: moveTwo 4s steps(12,end) forwards 3.2s;
}

.b:after {
  opacity:0;
  animation: moveTwo 4s steps(12,end) forwards 3.2s, blink .7s ease infinite 6.5s;
}

@keyframes moveTwo {
  0% {transform: translateX(0);opacity:1;}
  80% {transform: translateX(411px);opacity:1;}
  100% {transform: translateX(411px); opacity:1;}
}

@keyframes blink {
  from { opacity: 1; }	
	to { opacity: 0; }
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
    
<div class="text-container">
  <p class="a">HELLO!</p>
  <p class="b">HOW ARE YOU?</p>
</div>

</body>
</html>

Output:

*to see the animation on the website click here.

*for the best animation effect choose the monospace font.

Watch also the video tutorial: