which way is clockwise

Clockwise means turning in the same direction as the hands on an analog clock move.

Simple answer

If you’re looking straight at a clock on the wall:

• Start at the top (12).
• Move to the right (toward 3).
• Then down (toward 6).
• Then to the left (toward 9).
• Then back up to the top.

That circular path – top → right → bottom → left → top – is clockwise.

Another way to picture it: turning a screw or jar lid to tighten it is usually a clockwise turn (you turn it to the right).

Quick memory trick: “Clockwise = to the right (like tightening most screws and lids).”

TL;DR: Clockwise is the direction clock hands move: from top to right to bottom to left, which is a turn to the right.