HTML - <input type="date">
The HTML <input type="date"> element is a specific version of the <input> element used to create an input field accepting a date.
Example
To create a widget to display a date, use:
<input type="date">
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Description
The HTML <input type="date"> element is a specific version of the <input> element used to create an input field accepting a date.
Browsers generate a control for entering, and changing, the date. This date includes a year, month and day. The control itself varies from one browser to another; browsers not supporting this type will display a simple text control.
| Content categories | Flow content, listed, submittable, resettable, form-associated element, phrasing content, labellable element, palpable content. |
|---|---|
| Permitted content | None, it is an empty element. |
| Tag omission | Must have a start tag and must not have an end tag. |
| Permitted parent elements | Any element that accepts phrasing content. |
| DOM interface | HTMLInputElement |
See Also
- The generic
<input>element and the interface used to manipulate it,HTMLInputElement - Date and Time picker tutorial
License
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Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License v2.5 or later.
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-us/docs/web/html/element/input/date