---
title: timer
framework: swiftui
role: symbol
role_heading: Type Property
path: swiftui/text/datestyle/timer
---

# timer

A style displaying a date as timer counting from now.

## Declaration

```swift
static let timer: Text.DateStyle
```

## Discussion

Discussion Text(event.startDate, style: .timer) Example output: 2:32 36:59:01

## See Also

### Getting text date styles

- [date](swiftui/text/datestyle/date.md)
- [offset](swiftui/text/datestyle/offset.md)
- [relative](swiftui/text/datestyle/relative.md)
- [time](swiftui/text/datestyle/time.md)