What is HTML <time> tag ?
HTML <time> tag represents the date and/or time in an HTML document.
HTML <time> tag defines a human-readable date/time.
HTML <time> tag introduce in HTML5.
How HTML <time> tag works ?
HTML <time> tag defines a specific time (or datetime).
HTML <time> represents the value in many different ways such as times, dates, durations, days, and time-zone offsets.
The “datetime” attribute of this HTML <time> element translates the time into a machine-readable format so that browsers can offer to add date reminders through the user’s calendar, and search engines can produce smarter search results.
User agents can offer to add event reminders such as birthdays and anniversaries, or any event scheduling for user’s calendar.
How is HTML <time> used ?
HTML <time> tag is used to define the following,
1. Human-readable time on a 24-hour clock,
2. Precise date in the Gregorian calendar (giving optional timezone and time information),
3. Valid time duration.Note : HTML <time> tag should not be used for dates that are before the introduction of the Gregorian calendar.
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Syntax :
<time attribute> Time... </time>
Example :
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<h1>Welcome to CSTechbook</h1>
<h2>Time Tag</h2>
<p>Winners always wake up by <time>5.00</time>am in every morning.</p>
<p>Mahatma Gandhi was born at
<time datatime="1869-10-02 11:00">Porbandar</time>, in the present-day Indian state of Gujarat.
</p>
</body>
</html>
Output :
<time> Tag Attributes
HTML <time> tag support following specific attributes.
| Sno | Attributes | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | datetime | datetime | Specifies the time and date being specified. It must be a machine-readable format and equivalent to the value of the <time> element. |
Global Attributes
HTML <time> tag support following global attributes.
| Sno | Attributes | Value | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | id | unique_name | Declared unique id for an element. | |
| 2 | class | class_name | Declared one or more classnames for an element. | |
| 3 | style | styles | CSS inline styles specify an element. | |
| 4 | title | title | Specify extra details of element contain, this will display as a “tooltip” for an elements. |
Event Attributes
HTML <time> tag support following event attributes.
| Sno | Attributes | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | onfocus | script | element gets focus on object when script tobe run. |
| 2 | onblur | script | element lose the focus on object when scrip tobe run. |
| 3 | onabort | script | element gets aborted on object when script tobe run. |
| 4 | onchange | script | element gets anytime change on object when script tobe run. |
| 5 | onbeforeunload | script | element gets unloaded on object when scrip tobe run. |
| 6 | onclick | script | clicked on object when script tobe run. |
| 7 | ondblclick | script | double click on object when script tobe run. |
| 8 | onkeydown | script | key is pressed when script tobe run. |
| 9 | onkeypress | script | key is pressed over element then released when script tobe run. |
| 10 | onkeyup | script | key is released over element when script tobe run. |
| 11 | onmousedown | script | mouse button was pressed over an element when script tobe run. |
| 12 | onmouseout | script | mouse pointer release over an element when script tobe run. |
| 13 | onmousemove | script | run mouse pointer moved when script tobe run. |
| 14 | onmouseover | script | run mouse pointer move over when script tobe run. |
| 15 | onmouseup | script | mouse button is released when script tobe run. |
| 16 | onreset | script | form has been reset when script tobe run. |
| 17 | onselect | script | Select some content when script tobe run. |
| 18 | onsubmit | script | form has been submitted when script tobe run. |
| 19 | onload | script | object has load when script tobe run. |
| 20 | onchange | script | allow to change the object when script tobe run. |
| 21 | onunload | script | unload to the browser window when script tobe run. |
| 22 | ondrag | script | element being dragged when script tobe run. |
| 23 | ondragend | script | element being stop dragged when script tobe run. |
| 24 | ondragenter | script | element being go target dragged when script tobe run. |
| 25 | ondragleave | script | element being leave to target dragged when script tobe run. |
| 26 | ondragover | script | element being over to target dragged when script tobe run. |
| 27 | ondragstart | script | element being start dragged when script tobe run. |
| 28 | ondrop | script | element being dropped when script tobe run. |
| 29 | onerror | script | element error occurs when script tobe run. |
| 30 | onmessage | script | element message display when script tobe run. |
| 31 | onerror | script | element error occurs when script tobe run. |
| 32 | onmousewheel | script | mouse wheel will be rotate when script tobe run. |
| 33 | onscroll | script | scrollbar is scroll when script tobe run. |
| 34 | onresize | script | element should be resize when script tobe run. |
| 35 | onselect | script | all element content selected when script tobe run. |
| 36 | onstorage | script | element should be store in target when script tobe run. |
Browser Compatibility
| Sno | Browser | Support |
| 1 | Chrome | Yes |
| 2 | Firefox | Yes |
| 3 | Edge | Yes |
| 4 | Opera | Yes |
| 5 | Safari | Yes |
| 6 | Internet Explorer | Yes |