HTML - <time> tag

The HTML <time> tag is used to define a specific date and time. It displays time in the 24-hour clock or a precise date in a Gregorian calendar in HTML.

It may contain the "datetime" attribute, which converts dates into machine-readable format, allowing to enhance search engine results or customized functionality such as reminders.

This tag has an optional attribute "datetime" that is used to express the date/time in a machine-readable form of the <time> tag.

Syntax

Following is the syntax of <time> tag −

<time>.....</time>

Example

In the following example, we are creating an HTML document and demonstrating the working of <time> tag, as follows − 

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
   <title>HTML time tag</title>
   <style>
      time {
         font-weight: bold;
      }
   </style>
</head>
<body>
   <h2> Example of time tag </h2>
   <p>The tutorialspoint is celebrating their 9 <sup>th</sup> anniversary on <time datetime="2023-06-12">Jun 12</time> in Hyderabad's office. </p>
   <p>The concert will start at <time datetime="20:00">20:00</time> and you'll be able to enjoy the band for at least <time datetime="PT2H30M">2h 30m</time>. </p>
</body>
</html>

When we run the above code, it will generate an output consisting of the text displayed on the webpage.

Example

Considering the following example, we are creating another example of the <time> tag. The first line in the body tag defines the basic usage of a <time> tag. In the second line, we are passing the "datetime" attribute to provide contents in a machine-readable format.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
   <title>HTML time tag</title>
   <style>
      time {
         font-weight: bold;
      }
   </style>
</head>
<body>
   <p>We open our shop at <time>09:00</time> am. </p>
   <p>The business meeting is scheduled on <time datetime="2023-06-16">this friday</time>. </p>
   <p>The 9 <sup>th</sup> anniversary of tutorialspoint scheduled at <time datetime="2023-06-12 T0 02:00-06:00">2pm last Monday </time>. </p>
</body>
</html>

On running the above code, the output window will pop up displaying the text on the webpage.

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