<data>

The HTML <data> element links a given content with a machine-readable translation. If the content is time- or date-related, the <time> 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.
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.

Example

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
WHATWG 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

See also

• The HTML <time> element.