The “time” tag is used to represent date/time combination. Examples:
<footer>Published <time pubdate datetime="2011-07-03">07/03</time>.</footer>
I need this <time datetime="2011-07-03 12:28:57-07:00">now</time>!
Captain's log, date <time>2011-07-03 12:51:02-07:00</time>.
The text content between the tag must be in a exact datetime format, as used by the optional attribute “datetime”.
“datetime” attribute encodes the precise date or date/time. The format must be exact, and must include at least “yyyy-mm-dd”. (time info is optional) Examples:
… mom's birthday <time datetime="2011-07-03">July 3rd</time> …
… had piano lesson at <time datetime="2011-07-03 13:00">1 pm</time> …
… the bomb went off at <time datetime="2011-07-03 12:46:03-07:00">12:46:03 PST</time> …
The “datetime” attribute is optional. But if not present, then the “time” tag's content must use the same fomat used by “datetime” attribute. ⁖ yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss-hh:mm.
2011-07-03 just date.2011-07-03 12:58 with time.2011-07-03 12:58:46 with seconds.2011-07-03 12:58-07:00 with UTC offset, but no seconds.2011-07-03 12:58:46-07:00 with UTC offset, and with seconds.2011-07-03 12:58:46.31-07:00 with UTC offset, second, and fractional second.The space between date and time can also be “T”. Example: 2011-07-03T12:58
<time>today</time><time>July 3</time><time>07/03/11</time><time>Sun Jul 03 13:20:16 2011</time> (incorrect format)<time>2011</time> (requires “yyyy-mm-dd” at least)<time>12:50</time> (requires “yyyy-mm-dd” at least)“pubdate” boolean attribute can be included. If present, that means your time tag represent the time your article is published. Example:
<time pubdate>2011-07-03 13:05:28-07:00</time>
<time pubdate datetime="2011-07-03 13:05:28-07:00">July 03</time>
Note that “pubdate” does not take any values. It is wrong to say pubdate="…".
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