function update_clock() { var currentTime = new Date(); var currentHours = currentTime.getHours(); var currentMinutes = currentTime.getMinutes(); currentHours = normalise(currentHours); currentMinutes = normalise(currentMinutes); $('#currentTime').html(currentHours + ':' + currentMinutes); setTimeout('update_clock()', 200); } update_clock(); function normalise(i) { if(i < 10) { i = "0" + i; } return i; }