HTML del datetime Attribute

HTML <del> tag : A deleted text, with a date and time of when the text was deleted

Definition and Usage

The datetime attribute specifies the date and time when the text was deleted.

Browser Support

Attribute
datetime Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Note: The datetime attribute has no visual effect in ordinary web browsers, but can be used by screen readers.

Syntax

<del datetime="YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ssTZD">

Attribute Values

Value Description
YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ssTZD The date and time of when the text was deleted.

Explanation of components:

  • YYYY - year (e.g. 2012)
  • MM - month (e.g. 01 for January)
  • DD - day of the month (e.g. 08)
  • T or a space - a separator (required if time is also specified)
  • hh - hour (e.g. 22 for 10.00pm)
  • mm - minutes (e.g. 55)
  • ss - seconds (e.g. 03)
  • TZD - Time Zone Designator (Z denotes Zulu, also known as Greenwich Mean Time)

❮ HTML <del> tag