# HTML <ins> datetime Attribute

HTML <ins> tag

## Example

An inserted text, with a date and time of when the text was inserted:

<p>This is a text.
<ins datetime="2012-09-15T22:55:03Z">This is an inserted text.</ins></p>
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## Definition and Usage

The datetime attribute specifies the date and time of when the text was inserted/changed.

## Browser Support

Attribute |  |  |  |  |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
datetime | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes

Note: The datetime attribute has no visual effect in ordinary web browsers, but can be used by screen readers.

## Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5

NONE.

## Syntax

<ins datetime="YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ssTZD">

## Attribute Values

Value | Description
--- | ---

YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ssTZD

Specifies the date and time of when the text was inserted/changed.

Explanation of components:

- YYYY - year (e.g. 2009)
- MM - month (e.g. 01 for January)
- DD - day of the month (e.g. 08)
- T or a space - a separator (required if time is also specified)
- 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)

HTML <ins> tag

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