<data>: The Data element

The <data> HTML 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	`generic`
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.

html

<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>

Result

Specifications

Specification
HTML Standard # the-data-element

Browser compatibility

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

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