<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.

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 Standard
The definition of '<data>' in that specification.		 Living Standard No change from HTML5
HTML5
The definition of '<data>' in that specification.		 Recommendation Initial definition.

Browser compatibility

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ChromeEdgeFirefoxInternet ExplorerOperaSafariAndroid webviewChrome for AndroidFirefox for AndroidOpera for AndroidSafari on iOSSamsung Internet
dataChrome Full support 62Edge Full support ≤18Firefox Full support 22IE No support NoOpera Full support 49Safari Full support 10WebView Android Full support 62Chrome Android Full support 62Firefox Android Full support 22Opera Android Full support 46Safari iOS Full support 10Samsung Internet Android Full support 8.0

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See also