<data> HTML data element
Baseline
Widely available
This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since October 2017.
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.
Try it
<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>
data:hover::after {
content: " (ID " attr(value) ")";
font-size: 0.7em;
}
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
Technical summary
| Content categories | Flow content, phrasing content, palpable content. |
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| 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
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| Permitted ARIA roles | Any |
| DOM interface | HTMLDataElement |
Specifications
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See also
- The HTML
<time>element.