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Yes or No Generator

Tap one button and the generator returns a random Yes or No, drawn with an even 50/50 split. Flip on Include Maybe and each answer becomes Yes, No or Maybe with equal one-in-three odds. A tally under the button counts how each answer has landed so far this session, and a Reset link clears the run whenever you like.

How to use the yes or no generator

  1. Tick Include Maybe if you want a third possible answer, or leave it off for a plain Yes or No.
  2. Press the Ask button to draw your first random answer.
  3. The big result appears in the panel, coloured green for Yes, red for No or amber for Maybe.
  4. Press Ask again as many times as you like to keep drawing.
  5. Check the This session tally for the running counts, and hit Reset to start over.

Examples

A plain yes or no draw

Leave Maybe off and press Ask
No

Include Maybe for three outcomes

Tick Include Maybe, then press Ask again
Maybe

The session tally after a few draws

Ask five times with Maybe off
Yes: 3   No: 2

Frequently asked questions

How does the generator pick an answer?

It reads a number between 0 and 1 from your browser's random number generator and splits that range into equal buckets. With Maybe off the range halves into Yes and No, and with Maybe on it splits into three equal thirds, so every option is equally likely.

Are the answers really random or do they repeat?

Each draw is independent, so runs and streaks are normal. Getting three Yes answers in a row does not make No more likely on the next tap, exactly as with a fair coin.

Can I add a Maybe option?

Yes. Tick Include Maybe and every tap returns Yes, No or Maybe with equal odds. Untick it to go back to a straight two-way choice.

What is the session tally for?

It counts how many of each answer you have drawn since the page loaded or since you last reset, which is handy when you want to ask the same question several times and see how the split falls.

Does the tally survive a refresh?

No. The counts live only in the current page session, so reloading or closing the tab clears them, and the Reset link zeroes them on demand.

Can I set custom odds, like 70 percent Yes?

No. The buckets are fixed at an even split, so you get 50/50 for two options or a three-way tie with Maybe. For weighted or custom outcomes a spinner or random picker tool is a better fit.

Is this suitable for gambling or anything that must be provably fair?

No. It uses your browser's built-in generator, which is great for casual choices but is not a certified or auditable source of randomness, so do not rely on it for money or legal decisions.

Does it work offline and is anything sent to a server?

Every answer is generated locally in your browser, so nothing is uploaded and the tool keeps working once the page has loaded, even without a connection.

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