HTML datetime Attribute
Definition and Usage
The datetime attribute specifies the date and time when the text was deleted/inserted.
When used together with the <time> element, it represents a date and/or time of the <time> element.
Applies to
The controls attribute can be used on the following elements:
| Elements | Attribute |
|---|---|
| <del> | datetime |
| <ins> | datetime |
| <time> | datetime |
Examples
Del Example
A deleted text, with a date and time of when the text was deleted:
<p>
<del datetime="2015-11-15T22:55:03Z">This text has been deleted</del>
</p>
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Ins Example
An inserted text, with a date and time of when the text was inserted:
<p>This is a text.
<ins datetime="2015-09-15T22:55:03Z">This is an inserted text.</ins></p>
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Time Example
A time element with a machine-readable datetime attribute:
<p>I have a date on <time datetime="2017-02-14">Valentines day</time>.</p>
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Browser Support
The datetime attribute has the following browser support for each element:
| Element | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| del | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| ins | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| time | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
