personal-website/layouts/shortcodes/footer-timer.html

^-^ <a id="inconspicuous-timer-a" href="/images/secret.jpg" ><i id="inconspicuous-timer"></i></a>

<script>
    // Set the date we're counting up from
    const countUpDate = new Date("Dec 28, 2023 12:34:56").getTime();
    const timerElement = document.getElementById("inconspicuous-timer")

    function updateHtml() {
        // Get today's date and time
        var now = new Date().getTime();

        // Find the distance between now and the count up date
        var distance = now - countUpDate;

        // Time calculations for days, hours, minutes and seconds
        var years = Math.floor(distance / (1000 * 60 * 60 * 24 * 365));
        var days = Math.floor(distance % (1000 * 60 * 60 * 24 * 365) / (1000 * 60 * 60 * 24));
        var hours = Math.floor((distance % (1000 * 60 * 60 * 24)) / (1000 * 60 * 60));
        var minutes = Math.floor((distance % (1000 * 60 * 60)) / (1000 * 60));

        var text = ""
        if (years != 0) {
            text = years + "y " + days + "d " + hours + "h " + minutes + "m "
        } else {
            text = days + "d " + hours + "h " + minutes + "m "
        }
        timerElement.innerHTML = text;
    }
    updateHtml()

    var x = setInterval(updateHtml, 1000);
</script>