HTML <del> datetime Attribute
HTML <del> tag
Example
A deleted text, with a date and time of when the text was deleted:
<p>
<del datetime="2011-11-15T22:55:03Z">This text has been deleted</del>
</p>
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Browser Support

The datetime attribute has no visual effect in ordinary web browsers, but can be
used by screen readers.
Definition and Usage
The datetime attribute specifies the date and time when the text was deleted.
Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5
NONE.
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 - a required separator
- 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)
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HTML <del> tag
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