HTML DOM Input Date min Property

Input Date Object : Get the minimum date allowed for a date field

Definition and Usage

The min property sets or returns the value of the min attribute of a date field.

The min attribute specifies the minimum value (date) for a date field.

Tip: Use the min attribute together with the max attribute to create a range of legal values.

Tip: To set or return the value of the max attribute, use the max property.

Property
min	Yes	12.0	Yes	Yes	Yes

Note: <input type="date"> does not show as a proper date field in IE11, and earlier.

Return the min property:

inputdateObject.min

Set the min property:

inputdateObject.min = YYYY-MM-DD

Value	Description
YYYY-MM-DD	Specifies the minimum date allowed for the date field. Explanation of components: YYYY - year (e.g. 2011) MM - month (e.g. 01 for January) DD - day of the month (e.g. 08) An example: "2014-02-09" means February 9th, 2014 (09/02/2014).

Return Value:	A String, representing the minimum date allowed

Change the minimum date:

document.getElementById("myDate").min = "1999-01-01";

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