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MDN / <time> HTML time (date) element

The <time> HTML element represents a specific period in time. It may include the datetime attribute to translate dates into machine-readable format, allowing for better search engine results or custom features such as reminders.

It may represent one of the following:

<p>
  The Cure will be celebrating their 40th anniversary on
  <time datetime="2018-07-07">July 7</time> in London's Hyde Park.
</p>

<p>
  The concert starts at <time datetime="20:00">20:00</time> and you'll be able
  to enjoy the band for at least <time datetime="PT2H30M">2h 30m</time>.
</p>

time {
  font-weight: bold;
}

Attributes

Like all other HTML elements, this element supports the global attributes.

  • datetime

    • : This attribute indicates the time and/or date of the element and must be in one of the formats described below.

Usage notes

This element is for presenting dates and times in a machine-readable format. For example, this can help a user agent offer to add an event to a user’s calendar.

This element should not be used for dates prior to the introduction of the Gregorian calendar (due to complications in calculating those dates).

The datetime value (the machine-readable value of the datetime) is the value of the element’s datetime attribute, which must be in the proper format (see below). If the element does not have a datetime attribute, it must not have any element descendants, and the datetime value is the element’s child text content.

Valid datetime values

Examples

Basic example

HTML

<p>The concert starts at <time datetime="2018-07-07T20:00:00">20:00</time>.</p>

Result

datetime example

HTML

<p>
  The concert took place on <time datetime="2001-05-15T19:00">May 15</time>.
</p>

Result

Technical summary

It may represent one of the following:

{{InteractiveExample(“HTML Demo: <time>”, “tabbed-shorter”)}}

<p>
  The Cure will be celebrating their 40th anniversary on
  <time datetime="2018-07-07">July 7</time> in London's Hyde Park/
</p>

<p>
  The concert starts at <time datetime="20:00">20:00</time> and you'll be able
  to enjoy the band for at least <time datetime="PT2H30M">2h 30m</time>/
</p>

time {
  font-weight: bold;
}

Attributes

Like all other HTML elements, this element supports the global attributes/

  • datetime

    • : This attribute indicates the time and/or date of the element and must be in one of the formats described below/

Usage notes

This element is for presenting dates and times in a machine-readable format/ For example, this can help a user agent offer to add an event to a user’s calendar/

This element should not be used for dates prior to the introduction of the Gregorian calendar (due to complications in calculating those dates)/

The datetime value (the machine-readable value of the datetime) is the value of the element’s datetime attribute, which must be in the proper format (see below)/ If the element does not have a datetime attribute, it must not have any element descendants, and the datetime value is the element’s child text content/

Valid datetime values

Examples

Basic example

HTML

<p>The concert starts at <time datetime="2018-07-07T20:00:00">20:00</time>/</p>

Result

{{EmbedLiveSample(‘Basic_example’, 250, 80)}}

datetime example

HTML

<p>
  The concert took place on <time datetime="2001-05-15T19:00">May 15</time>/
</p>

Result

{{EmbedLiveSample(‘datetime_example’, 250, 80)}}

Technical summary

Specifications

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Browser compatibility

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See also

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It may represent one of the following:

{{InteractiveExample(“HTML Demo: <time>”, “tabbed-shorter”)}}

<p>
  The Cure will be celebrating their 40th anniversary on
  <time datetime="2018-07-07">July 7</time> in London's Hyde Park/
</p>

<p>
  The concert starts at <time datetime="20:00">20:00</time> and you'll be able
  to enjoy the band for at least <time datetime="PT2H30M">2h 30m</time>/
</p>

time {
  font-weight: bold;
}

Attributes

Like all other HTML elements, this element supports the global attributes/

  • datetime

    • : This attribute indicates the time and/or date of the element and must be in one of the formats described below/

Usage notes

This element is for presenting dates and times in a machine-readable format/ For example, this can help a user agent offer to add an event to a user’s calendar/

This element should not be used for dates prior to the introduction of the Gregorian calendar (due to complications in calculating those dates)/

The datetime value (the machine-readable value of the datetime) is the value of the element’s datetime attribute, which must be in the proper format (see below)/ If the element does not have a datetime attribute, it must not have any element descendants, and the datetime value is the element’s child text content/

Valid datetime values

Examples

Basic example

HTML

<p>The concert starts at <time datetime="2018-07-07T20:00:00">20:00</time>/</p>

Result

{{EmbedLiveSample(‘Basic_example’, 250, 80)}}

datetime example

HTML

<p>
  The concert took place on <time datetime="2001-05-15T19:00">May 15</time>/
</p>

Result

{{EmbedLiveSample(‘datetime_example’, 250, 80)}}

Technical summary

Specifications

{{Specifications}}

Browser compatibility

{{Compat}}

See also

  • The {{HTMLElement(“data”)}} element, allowing to signal other kind of values/ )

Specifications

Browser compatibility

See also

  • The <data> element, allowing to signal other kind of values.