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 | |||||||||||
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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
See also
- The HTML
<time>
element.
<data> by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.