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# [A Countdown Timer in Pure JavaScript](https://blog.adrienne.io/a-countdown-timer-in-pure-javascript?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Need a countdown timer without having to download third party libraries or install additional npm packages? I did too. Ideally, and essentially, all I needed was a function to accept a target end date and return the remaining time until that date. Th...

Dec 22, 2020 · 10 min read · blog.adrienne.io  
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[Adrienne Tacke](https://hashnode.com/@adriennetacke)

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👋 Kumusta! I'm a Filipina software engineer, speaker, published author of the book Coding for Kids: Python, and a LinkedIn Learning instructor who specializes in Cloud Development courses. Currently, I'm also a Senior Developer Advocate for Cisco where I'm sharing how we're so much more than a network and infrastructure company! Perhaps most important, however, is that I spend way too much money on desserts and ungodly amounts of time playing Cyberpunk 2077! Bonus Fun Facts: 🕹 Favorite PC/video games: Age of Empires II, RollerCoaster Tycoon 2, and the Borderlands series 💄 Favorite lipstick color is Bite's Aubergine 🎬 Favorite movies are Inception (really, anything be Christopher Nolan) and The Matrix.

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[Christian Mortaro](https://hashnode.com/@Mortaro)

[Jan 11, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/a-countdown-timer-in-pure-javascript/5fe25b41c65ad56bef3a3390/comment/5ffc952398db547a99b34ff5)

I really appreciate when a tutorial displays the full code in the beginning!

[Adrienne Tacke](https://hashnode.com/@adriennetacke)

[Jan 11, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/a-countdown-timer-in-pure-javascript/5fe25b41c65ad56bef3a3390/comment/5ffc952398db547a99b34ff5#reply-5ffc9c4efa81157eed94d9c2)

No problem! I always like it when I can see the finished product immediately, then decide if I want to read further. So I try to do the same for my posts.

Thanks!