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var logger = document.getElementById('logout');

function recursion(d) {
    logger.value = logger.value + '\t' + d
    //base case
    if (d < 1) {
        return;
    }
    //something has to change here.
    --d;

    //recursive part.
    recursion(d);
}

recursion(100);

<textarea id="logout"></textarea>

textarea {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    bottom: 0;
    left: 0;
    right:0;
    width:100%;
    border-width: 0px;
    overflow: hidden;
    padding: 0;
    font-size: 16px
}