diff --git a/script.js b/script.js
index 0f68729..165dce0 100644
--- a/script.js
+++ b/script.js
@@ -1,6 +1,103 @@
 // Please declare functions and variables above where they are used.
+//define global variable for shapeInput to store data across all functions
+var shapeInput;
+
+var numberOfCharacters = function (input) {
+  var counter = 0;
+  var myOutputValue = '';
+  while (counter < input) {
+    myOutputValue = myOutputValue + '👍';
+    counter = counter + 1;
+  }
+  return myOutputValue;
+}
+
+var square = function (input) {
+  var myOutputValue = '';
+  var dimensions = Number(input);
+  var lineCounter = 0;
+  while (lineCounter < dimensions) {
+    var columnCounter = 0;
+    while (columnCounter < dimensions) {
+      myOutputValue = myOutputValue + '👍';
+      columnCounter = columnCounter + 1;
+    }
+    myOutputValue = myOutputValue + '<br>';
+    lineCounter = lineCounter + 1;
+  }
+  return myOutputValue;
+}
+
+var triangle = function (input) {
+  var myOutputValue = '';
+  var dimensions = Number(input);
+  var lineCounter = 0;
+  while (lineCounter < dimensions) {
+    var columnCounter = 0;
+    while (columnCounter < lineCounter) {
+      myOutputValue = myOutputValue + '👍';
+      columnCounter = columnCounter + 1;
+    }
+    myOutputValue = myOutputValue + '<br>';
+    lineCounter = lineCounter + 1;
+  }
+  return myOutputValue;
+}
 
 var main = function (input) {
-  var myOutputValue = 'hello world';
+  //get user input for either square or triangle
+  if (input == 'square' || input == 'triangle') {
+    shapeInput = input;
+    console.log(shapeInput);
+    return 'You have entered ' + shapeInput + ' . Please enter the dimensions.';
+  }
+  //once user inputs shape or square, user would next input dimensions
+  var dimensions = Number(input);
+  console.log(dimensions);
+  //if use inputs square, call square function with dimensions entered by user
+  if (shapeInput === 'square') {
+    return square(dimensions);
+  }
+  //if use inputs triangle, call triangle function with dimensions entered by user
+  if (shapeInput === 'triangle') {
+    return triangle(dimensions);
+  }
+}
+
+var upsideDownTriangle = function (input) {
+  var myOutputValue = '';
+  var length = Number(input);
+  var columnCounter = 0;
+  while (columnCounter < lineCounter) {
+    var lineCounter = 0;
+    while (lineCounter < length - columnCounter) {
+      myOutputValue += '👍';
+      columnCounter += 1;
+    }
+    myOutputValue = myOutputValue + '👍';
+    counter = counter + 1;
+  }
+  return myOutputValue;
+};
+
+var outlineSquare = function (input) {
+  var myOutputValue = '';
+  var length = Number(input);
+  var outerCounter = 0;
+  while (outerCounter < length) {
+    var innerCounter = 0;
+    while (innerCounter < length) {
+      if (outerCounter == 0 || outerCounter == length - 1
+        || innerCounter == 0 || innerCounter == length - 1) {
+        myOutputValue = myOutputValue + '✊';
+      } else {
+        myOutputValue = myOutputValue + '👍';
+      }
+      innerCounter = innerCounter + 1;
+    }
+    myOutputValue = myOutputValue + '<br>';
+    outerCounter = outerCounter + 1;
+  }
   return myOutputValue;
 };
+//i gave up doing rings :( but will look thru the solution proivided
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