Time dateTime Attribute

HTML DOM Time Object

Definition and Usage

dateTime Sets or returns the value of the datetime attribute of the <time> element.

<time> datetime attribute Provide the specified date or time. If the content of the element does not specify a date or time, use this attribute.

Note:The datetime attribute will not be displayed as any special effect in any mainstream browser.

See also:

HTML Reference Manual:HTML <time> Tag

Example

Example 1

Get the date represented by the <time> element:

var x = document.getElementById("myTime").dateTime;

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Example 2

Change the date and time of the <time> element:

document.getElementById("myTime").dateTime = "2023-08-22T18:00Z";

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Syntax

Return dateTime attribute:

timeObject.dateTime

Set dateTime attribute:

timeObject.dateTime = YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ssTZD

Attribute Value

Value Description
YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ssTZD

Specified date or time.

Component Description:

  • YYYY - Year (for example, 2022)
  • MM - Month (for example, 06 represents January)
  • DD - Day of the month (for example, 18)
  • T - Required separator
  • hh - Hour (for example, 22 represents 10 PM)
  • mm - Minutes (e.g., 55)
  • ss - Seconds (e.g., 03)
  • TZD - Time Zone Indicator (Z represents Zulu, also known as Greenwich Mean Time)

Technical Details

Return Value: A string value representing the machine-readable form of the element's date and time.

Browser Support

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Related Pages

HTML Reference Manual:HTML <time> datetime Attribute

HTML DOM Time Object