Web/HTML/Element/data

The HTML <data> element links a given piece of content with a machine-readable translation. If the content is time- or date-related, the <time> element must be used.

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Content categories	Flow content, phrasing content, palpable content.
Permitted content	Phrasing content.
Tag omission	None, both the starting and ending tag are mandatory.
Permitted parents	Any element that accepts phrasing content.
Implicit ARIA role	No corresponding role
Permitted ARIA roles	Any
DOM interface	`HTMLDataElement`

Attributes

This element's attributes include the global attributes.

value: This attribute specifies the machine-readable translation of the content of the element.

Examples

The following example displays product names but also associates each name with a product number.

<p>New Products</p>
<ul>
 <li><data value="398">Mini Ketchup</data></li>
 <li><data value="399">Jumbo Ketchup</data></li>
 <li><data value="400">Mega Jumbo Ketchup</data></li>
</ul>

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
HTML Living StandardThe definition of '<data>' in that specification.	Living Standard	No change from HTML5
HTML5The definition of '<data>' in that specification.	Recommendation	Initial definition.

Browser compatibility

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	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
`data`	Chrome Full support 62	Edge Full support ≤18	Firefox Full support 22	IE No support No	Opera Full support 49	Safari Full support 10	WebView Android Full support 62	Chrome Android Full support 62	Firefox Android Full support 22	Opera Android Full support 46	Safari iOS Full support 10	Samsung Internet Android Full support 8.0

Legend

Full support: Full support
No support: No support