---
title: "Countdown, social, share and menu elements"
description: "Count down to a date, link to your social media, let players share the campaign, and add a menu."
url: https://scratcher.io/help/elements/countdown-social-share-and-menu
language: en
---

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3. Countdown, social, share and menu elements

# Countdown, social, share and menu elements

Count down to a date, link to your social media, let players share the campaign, and add a menu.

## Countdown

A **Countdown** shows the time left until a moment.

1. Insert a **Countdown** element.
2. Choose the **Type**:
    - **End date**: count down to a date and time you choose.
    - **Hours**: count down a fixed time, set in **Days**, **Hours**, **Minutes** and **Seconds**.
    - **Campaign start**: count down to the campaign's start date.
3. Choose the **Format**: **12 hour clock** or **24 hour clock**.
4. Choose what to show: **Show days**, **Show hours**, **Show minutes** and **Show seconds**.

On the **Settings** tab, decide what happens when the time is up: **Hide counter unit on expire**, **Hide countdown on expire** or **Reload page on expire**.

## Social

The **Social** element shows icons that link to your social media profiles. Under **Social icons**, give each icon a **Name**, **Link**, **Image** and **Background**, and click **Add item** for more. On the **Styles** tab, show or hide the names and choose **Row** or **Column** as **Layout**.

## Share

The **Share** element lets players share the campaign with friends. Click **Add item** and choose a network: Facebook, X, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Whatsapp, Reddit, Telegram, Tumblr, Email or SMS. For most networks you can write a **Description** that is used as the share text. Set the icons' size, shape and colors.

## Menu

A **Menu** adds a menu icon that opens a panel with links, for example to your terms or website. It isn't available in popups.

1. Insert a **Menu**.
2. On the **Content** tab, open **Panel**, write a **Header** and click **Add item**.
3. For each item, write a **Label** and choose the **Type**: **Link** (with a **URL** and **Open in new tab**) or **Go to page**. Remove an item with **Delete menu item**.
4. Under **Trigger**, you can upload your own menu icon (**Trigger (leave empty to use default)**).

On the **Styles** tab, style the **Trigger** (color and size) and the **Panel**: the fonts of the **Header** and **Content**, the **Background**, **Header** and **Text** colors, the panel **Size** and **Gap**.

Elements and design

- [How element settings work](https://scratcher.io/help/elements/element-settings-basics)
- [Edit text and headings](https://scratcher.io/help/elements/text-and-headings)
- [Buttons and click actions](https://scratcher.io/help/elements/buttons-and-click-actions)
- [Images, logos, video and fonts](https://scratcher.io/help/elements/images-video-and-fonts)
- [Sections, columns, dividers and spacers](https://scratcher.io/help/elements/sections-columns-and-layout)
- [Page settings, backgrounds and popup pages](https://scratcher.io/help/elements/page-settings-and-backgrounds)
- [Countdown, social, share and menu elements](https://scratcher.io/help/elements/countdown-social-share-and-menu)
- [Interactive graphics with clickable hotspots](https://scratcher.io/help/elements/interactive-graphic)
- [Cookie notice, custom code and other campaign add-ons](https://scratcher.io/help/elements/cookie-notice-and-custom-code)
- [Save and reuse templates](https://scratcher.io/help/elements/templates-and-reuse)

## Related articles

- [How element settings work](https://scratcher.io/help/elements/element-settings-basics): The Content, Styles, Settings and Effects tabs, sizes, shapes, borders, colors and backgrounds, mobile changes and add-ons.
- [Buttons and click actions](https://scratcher.io/help/elements/buttons-and-click-actions): Choose what happens when people click a button or image: next page, a link, play, submit, share, download and more.
- [Countdowns, pre-registration and campaign ended pages](https://scratcher.io/help/games/special-pages): Build excitement before launch with a countdown, collect sign-ups before the start, show a page when the campaign has ended, and let people upload photos.

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