Time tag in HTML5

Introduction

HTML 5 is the latest version of HTML that introduces several new tags. The <time> tag is also a new tag in HTML5. The time tag defines date, time or date and time both by using this tag in the HTML document.

Syntax:

The syntax of <time> tag is as:

<time datetime="value"> Text Here</time>

Example

Date:
August 30, 2011 is the latest in the year.
Date and time:
11/30/2011 11:59:59 PM

Time only:
11:00 PM

Attributes

HTML tags can contain one or more attributes. Attributes are added to a tag to provide the browser with more information about how the tag should appear or behave. Attributes consist of a name and a value separated by an equals (=) sign, with the value surrounded by double-quotes.

There are 3 kinds of attributes that you can add to your HTML tags: Element-specific, global, and event handler content attributes. The attributes that you can add to this tag are listed below.

Element-Specific Attributes

The following table shows the attributes that are specific to this tag/element.

Attributes Introduced by HTML5

Attributes	Description
Pubdate	Specifies that date and time in the time element is the publication date and time of the document or the nearest ancestor article element.
datetime	The datetime attribute Specifies that the date or time for the time element. This attribute is used if no date or time is specified in the element's content.

Global Attributes

The following attributes are standard across all HTML 5 tags.

HTML5 Global Attributes
accesskey	draggable	style
class	hidden	tabindex
dir	spellcheck
contenteditable	id	title
contextmenu	lang

Event Handler Content Attributes

Here are the standard HTML 5 event handler content attributes.

onabort	onerror*	onmousewheel
onblur*	onfocus*	onpause
oncanplay	onformchange	onplay
oncanplaythrough	onforminput	onplaying
onchange	oninput	onprogress
onclick	oninvalid	onratechange
oncontextmenu	onkeydown	onreadystatechange
ondblclick	onkeypress	onscroll
ondrag	onkeyup	onseeked
ondragend	onload*	onseeking
ondragenter	onloadeddata	onselect
ondragleave	onloadedmetadata	onshow
ondragover	onloadstart	onstalled
ondragstart	onmousedown	onsubmit
ondrop	onmousemove	onsuspend
ondurationchange	onmouseout	ontimeupdate
onemptied	onmouseover	onvolumechange
onended	onmouseup	onwaiting

For Example

Pubdate attribute

The pub date attribute specifies that the time element specifies the publication date of the nearest (closest ancestor) of the time element.

<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<body>
<article>
<time datetime="2011-01-28" pubdate="pubdate" ></time>
Article Date.
</article>
</body>
</html>

Datetime Attribute

The DateTime attribute Specifies that the date or time for the time element.

For Example

<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<body>
<div>
<strong>Time:</strong>
<br />
<time datetime="2:00:00-05:00">2:00 PM</time>
</div>
<div >
<br />
Date and Time
<br />
<time xsi:type="xsd:dateTime"
datetime="2011-8-30T23:59:59-04:00">12/31/2010 11:59:59 PM</time>
<br />
</div>
<div >
<br />
Date
<br />
<time datetime="2011-08-30">August 30, 2011</time>
<br />
</div>
</body>
</html>

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