function currentTime() { let date = new Date(); let hrs = date.getHours(); let min = date.getMinutes(); let sec = date.getSeconds(); let meridiem = "AM"; if(hrs === 0){ hrs = 12; } if(hrs > 12){ hrs = hrs - 12; meridiem = "PM"; } hrs = (hrs < 10) ? "0" + hrs : hrs; min = (min < 10) ? "0" + min : min; sec = (sec < 10) ? "0" + sec : sec; let time = hrs + ":" + min + ":" + sec + " " + meridiem; document.getElementById("standardClock").innerText = time; let t = setTimeout(function(){ currentTime() }, 1000); }