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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<data>: The Data element
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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 | 
See also
- The HTML 
<time>element. 
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