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 datetime 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="2090-11-15T22:55:03Z">This text has been deleted</del>
</p>

Ins Example

An inserted text, with a date and time of when the text was inserted:

<p>This is a text.
<ins datetime="2022-09-15T22:55:03Z">This is an inserted text.</ins></p>

Time Example

A time element with a machine-readable datetime attribute:

<p>I have a date on <time datetime="2022-02-14">Valentines day</time>.</p>

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