<time> - HTML | MDN

archived 17 May 2017 08:39:14 UTC
The HTML <time> element represents either a time on a 24-hour clock or a precise date in the Gregorian calendar (with optional time and timezone information).
Content categories Flow content, phrasing content, palpable content.
Permitted content Phrasing content.
Tag omission None; both the starting and ending tags are mandatory.
Permitted parents Any element that accepts phrasing content.
Permitted ARIA roles Any
DOM interface HTMLTimeElement

AttributesEdit

Like all other HTML elements, this element supports the global attributes.
datetime
This attribute indicates the time and date of the element and must be a valid date with an optional time string. If the value cannot be parsed as a date with an optional time string, the element does not have an associated time stamp.

Usage notesEdit

This element is intended to be used presenting dates and times in a machine readable format. This can be helpful for user agents to offer any event scheduling for user's calendar. 
This element is not appropriate for instances where a specific date cannot be calculated, nor should it be used for dates prior to the introduction to the Gregorian calendar (due to complications with calculating those dates).

ExamplesEdit

Simple example

HTML

<p>The concert starts at <time>20:00</time>.</p>

Output

The concert starts at .

datetime example

HTML

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

Output

The concert took place on .

SpecificationsEdit

Specification Status Comment
WHATWG HTML Living Standard
The definition of '<time>' in that specification.		 LSLiving Standard No change from HTML5.1
HTML5.1
The definition of '<time>' in that specification.		 RECRecommendation No change from HTML5
HTML5
The definition of '<time>' in that specification.		 RECRecommendation Initial definition.

Browser compatibilityEdit

Feature Chrome Edge Firefox (Gecko) Internet Explorer Opera Safari
Basic support 33.0 (Yes) 22.0 (22.0) 9.0 22.0 7.0
Feature Android Chrome for Android Edge Firefox Mobile (Gecko) IE Mobile Opera Mobile Safari Mobile
Basic support 2.1 ? (Yes) 22.0 (22.0) 10.0 11.50
Removed in 15.0		 4.0-4.1

See alsoEdit

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

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  27. <time>
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