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Build a Simple Counter with JavaScript
Learn how to create a basic counter using vanilla JavaScript to count up, down, and reset effortlessly
Introduction
Counters are a common feature in many applications, and creating one using vanilla JavaScript is easier than you might think. In this tutorial, we’ll guide you through the process of building a simple counter with three buttons: decrease, reset, and increase.
Your users will be able to increment, decrement, and reset the counter with just a click. Here is a preview of our counter:
Step 1: Setting up the HTML structure
To begin, let’s create the basic HTML structure for our counter.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Counter</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="styles.css">
</head>
<body>
<h1>Counter</h1>
<div id="counter-container">
<p id="count">0</p>
<div id="button-container">
<button id="decrease-button">Decrease</button>…
