The Alphabetical Clock
Ranked 4 of 4 web clocks by recommenders
People recommend it as a deliberately useless but delightful clock design. One critic finds its labels and hour markers contradict the hand positions.
People recommend it as a deliberately useless but delightful clock design. One critic finds its labels and hour markers contradict the hand positions.
10 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 8
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 80%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 8 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 4 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Amusing, delightful and deliberately useless
“Another one that made the rounds here on HN was "Alphabetical Clock" which is pretty amusing.”
Comment from 15 Jul 2026 in “Collection of Digital Clock Designs” “completely useless and I absolutely love it”
Comment from 30 Mar 2026 in “Show HN: The Alphabetical Clock” “genuinely useless and genuinely delightful”
Comment from 30 Mar 2026 in “Show HN: The Alphabetical Clock” Better than similar clock posts
“even better than the post, IMO”
Comment from 30 Mar 2026 in “Show HN: The Alphabetical Clock”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Labels contradict hand positions
“the labels and hour markers that contradict the meaning of the hand positions is just perverse”
Comment from 16 Apr 2026 in “The Accursèd Alphabetical Clock”
Other web clocks people recommend
The three most recommended other web clocks, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clocksimulator.com | 28 | 3 | 90% | 2 | — | — |
| Sun Clock | 17 | 4 | 81% | 4 | — | Approved |
| Triclock | 9 | 1 | 90% | 4 | — | — |
| The Alphabetical ClockThis page | 8 | 2 | 80% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
5 of the 10 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Another one that made the rounds here on HN was "Alphabetical Clock" which is pretty amusing.”
“the labels and hour markers that contradict the meaning of the hand positions is just perverse”
“even better than the post, IMO”
“genuinely useless and genuinely delightful”
“completely useless and I absolutely love it”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.