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Time Element with datetime Attribute

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Jun 16, 2026
May 31, 2026
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`<time datetime="...">` lets you display a human-friendly date while giving machines an ISO-8601 timestamp. Used by browsers, Schema.org parsers, and screen readers.
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<!-- Date only -->
<time datetime="2025-03-12">March 12, 2025</time>

<!-- Date + time -->
<time datetime="2025-03-12T14:25:00-05:00">Today at 2:25 PM CDT</time>

<!-- Duration -->
<p>Estimated read time: <time datetime="PT8M">8 minutes</time></p>

<!-- Times of week / month -->
<p>We're open <time datetime="09:00">9 AM</time>–<time datetime="17:00">5 PM</time>.</p>

<!-- Inside a blog post header -->
<article>
    <header>
        <h2>Post title</h2>
        <p>
            Published <time datetime="2025-03-12T08:00-05:00" pubdate>March 12</time>,
            updated <time datetime="2025-03-15T10:00-05:00">March 15</time>.
        </p>
    </header>
</article>
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