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<title>Countdown Timer</title> 
<!-- SEO tags for description, keywords, and author -->
<meta name="description" content="clock for time, Timer. Basic timer."/>  
<meta name="keywords" content="time, watch time, minute timer"/>
<meta name="author" content="abel vb"/>
<!-- SEO tags END -->

<!-- Favicon tags for different formats -->
<link rel="icon" href="./favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon">
<link rel="icon" href="./favicon.png" type="image/png">
<!-- Favicon tags END -->

<!-- Open Graph tags for social media sharing -->
<meta property="og:title" content="Minute timer" />
<meta property="og:type" content="timer" />
<meta property="og:url" content="https://abel8260.github.io/minute_timer/" />
<meta property="og:image" content="https://abel8260.github.io/minute_timer/ogimg.png" />
<!-- Open Graph tags END -->

<!-- CSS styles for the timer display -->
<style>
    /* Style for the timer display */
    #timer {
        /* Set font size to 2em for larger display */
        font-size: 2em;
        /* Set font family to Arial, fallback to sans-serif */
        font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
        /* Use flexbox to center content */
        display: flex;
        justify-content: center;
        align-items: center;
        /* Set height to 80% of the viewport height */
        height: 80vh;
        /* Remove default margins */
        margin: 0;
        /* Set background color to a light grey */
        background-color: #f0f0f0;
    }
</style>
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<!-- Navigation section with an embedded ad -->
<nav>
    <iframe data-aa='2341045' src='//ad.a-ads.com/2341045?size=728x90' style='width:728px; height:90px; border:0px; padding:0; overflow:hidden; background-color: transparent;'></iframe>
</nav>

<!-- Footer section with author information -->
<footer>
    <p>Author: Made with AI</p>
    <p>Edit BY: Abel VB</p>  
</footer>

<!-- JavaScript for the countdown timer functionality -->
<script>
    // Initial time in seconds
    let time = 60;
    // Get the timer element from the DOM
    const timerElement = document.getElementById('timer');

    // Function to update the timer every second
    const countdown = setInterval(() => {
        if (time <= 0) {
            // Clear the interval when the countdown is over
            clearInterval(countdown);
            // Alert the user that the countdown is over
            alert("The count is over!");
        } else {
            // Decrease the time by one second
            time--;
            // Calculate minutes and seconds
            const minutes = Math.floor(time / 60);
            const seconds = time % 60;
            // Update the timer display with leading zeros if necessary
            timerElement.textContent = 
                (minutes < 10 ? '0' : '') + minutes + ':' + 
                (seconds < 10 ? '0' : '') + seconds;
        }
    }, 1000); // Repeat every second (1000 milliseconds)
</script>
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Document Type Declaration: It tells the browser that the document is written in HTML5, the latest version of HTML.
Standards Mode: It ensures that the document is rendered using the web standards for HTML and CSS. This prevents the browser from reverting to "quirks mode," which attempts to render the page in a way that is compatible with older browsers but can lead to inconsistent behavior.

Here’s a brief explanation of <title>Countdown Timer</title>:
<title>: This is the opening tag for the title element.
Countdown Timer: This is the text that will appear in the browser's title bar or tab.
</title>: This is the closing tag for the title element.

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Author: Made with AI

Edit BY: Abel VB

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