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index b5601daaa..c71a2653d 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -1,5 +1,62 @@
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diff --git a/public/usage-examples/timers/timer_ticks-1-example-oop.cs b/public/usage-examples/timers/timer_ticks-1-example-oop.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bb995c903
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/usage-examples/timers/timer_ticks-1-example-oop.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+using SplashKitSDK;
+
+public class Program
+{
+    public static void Main()
+    {
+        SplashKit.OpenWindow("timer_ticks Example", 800, 600);
+
+        SplashKit.CreateTimer("demo timer");
+        SplashKit.StartTimer("demo timer");
+
+        while (!SplashKit.WindowCloseRequested("timer_ticks Example"))
+        {
+            SplashKit.ProcessEvents();
+            SplashKit.ClearScreen(Color.White);
+
+            long elapsed = SplashKit.TimerTicks("demo timer");
+
+            SplashKit.DrawText("timer_ticks Example", Color.Black, 20, 20);
+            SplashKit.DrawText("Elapsed time (ms): " + elapsed, Color.Blue, 20, 70);
+            SplashKit.DrawText("This value increases while the timer is running.", Color.DarkGreen, 20, 120);
+
+            SplashKit.RefreshScreen(60);
+
+            if (elapsed > 5000)
+            {
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/public/usage-examples/timers/timer_ticks-1-example-top-level.cs b/public/usage-examples/timers/timer_ticks-1-example-top-level.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ecc3e7cfb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/usage-examples/timers/timer_ticks-1-example-top-level.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+using SplashKitSDK;
+
+SplashKit.OpenWindow("timer_ticks Example", 800, 600);
+
+SplashKit.CreateTimer("demo timer");
+SplashKit.StartTimer("demo timer");
+
+while (!SplashKit.WindowCloseRequested("timer_ticks Example"))
+{
+    SplashKit.ProcessEvents();
+    SplashKit.ClearScreen(Color.White);
+
+    long elapsed = SplashKit.TimerTicks("demo timer");
+
+    SplashKit.DrawText("timer_ticks Example", Color.Black, 20, 20);
+    SplashKit.DrawText("Elapsed time (ms): " + elapsed, Color.Blue, 20, 70);
+    SplashKit.DrawText("This value increases while the timer is running.", Color.DarkGreen, 20, 120);
+
+    SplashKit.RefreshScreen(60);
+
+    if (elapsed > 5000)
+    {
+        break;
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/public/usage-examples/timers/timer_ticks-1-example.cpp b/public/usage-examples/timers/timer_ticks-1-example.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f43424246
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/usage-examples/timers/timer_ticks-1-example.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#include "splashkit.h"
+
+int main()
+{
+    open_window("timer_ticks Example", 800, 600);
+
+    create_timer("demo timer");
+    start_timer("demo timer");
+
+    while (!window_close_requested("timer_ticks Example"))
+    {
+        process_events();
+        clear_screen(COLOR_WHITE);
+
+        int elapsed = timer_ticks("demo timer");
+
+        draw_text("timer_ticks Example", COLOR_BLACK, 20, 20);
+        draw_text("Elapsed time (ms): " + std::to_string(elapsed), COLOR_BLUE, 20, 70);
+        draw_text("This value increases while the timer is running.", COLOR_DARK_GREEN, 20, 120);
+
+        refresh_screen(60);
+
+        if (elapsed > 5000)
+        {
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
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diff --git a/public/usage-examples/timers/timer_ticks-1-example.png b/public/usage-examples/timers/timer_ticks-1-example.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a8f286e46
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diff --git a/public/usage-examples/timers/timer_ticks-1-example.py b/public/usage-examples/timers/timer_ticks-1-example.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..179ed9e50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/usage-examples/timers/timer_ticks-1-example.py
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+from splashkit import *
+
+window = open_window("timer_ticks Example", 800, 600)
+
+timer = create_timer("demo timer")
+start_timer(timer)
+
+font = get_system_font()
+
+while not window_close_requested(window):
+    process_events()
+    clear_screen(color_white())
+
+    elapsed = timer_ticks(timer)
+
+    draw_text("timer_ticks Example", color_black(), font, 24, 20, 20)
+    draw_text("Elapsed time (ms): " + str(elapsed), color_blue(), font, 24, 20, 70)
+    draw_text("This value increases while the timer is running.", color_green(), font, 24, 20, 120)
+
+    refresh_screen()
+
+    if elapsed > 5000:
+        break
+
+close_all_windows()
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diff --git a/public/usage-examples/timers/timer_ticks-1-example.txt b/public/usage-examples/timers/timer_ticks-1-example.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a74a87df2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/usage-examples/timers/timer_ticks-1-example.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+timer_ticks Usage Example
+
+This example demonstrates how to use timer_ticks to read the elapsed time of a timer in SplashKit.
+
+The program creates a timer, starts it, and displays the current timer value in milliseconds in a window.
+
+This helps show how timer_ticks changes over time while the program is running.
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