The Input Datetime min property is used for setting or returning the value of the min attribute of a datetime field.
The Input Datetime min attribute returns a string that represents the minimum date and time allowed.
Syntax:
- For returning the min property:
datetimeObject.min
- For setting the min property:
datetimeObject.min = YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ssTZD
Property Value:
- YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ssTZD : It is used to specify the minimum date and time allowed.
- YYYY : It specifies the year.
- MM : It specifies the month.
- DD : It specifies the day of the month.
- T : It specifies the separator if time is also entered.
- hh : It specifies the hour.
- mm : It specifies the minutes.
- ss : It specifies the seconds.
- TZD : It specifies the Time Zone Designator.
Return Values: It returns a string value which represents the minimum date and time that has been allowed for datetime field.
Below program illustrates the DateTime Min property :
Example 1: Getting the minimum date and time allowed for a DateTime field.
html
<!DOCTYPE html>
< html >
< head >
< title >Input Datetime min Property in HTML</ title >
< style >
h1 {
color: green;
}
h2 {
font-family: Impact;
}
body {
text-align: center;
}
</ style >
</ head >
< body >
< h1 >GeeksforGeeks</ h1 >
< h2 >Input Datetime min Property</ h2 >
< br >
< p >The range of date and time accepted is between
2019-02-18 12:00 AM and 2019-02-20 12:00 AM:</ p >
< input type = "datetime" id = "Test_Datetime"
min = "2019-02-18T12:00Z" max = "2019-02-20T12:00Z" >
< p >To return the min range of the datetime field,
double click the "Return Min" button.</ p >
< button ondblclick = "My_Datetime()" >Return Min</ button >
< p id = "test" ></ p >
< script >
function My_Datetime() {
var d = document.getElementById("Test_Datetime").min;
document.getElementById("test").innerHTML = d;
}
</ script >
</ body >
</ html >
|
Output:
Before:

After clicking the button:

Example 2: Setting the Input datetime min property
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html>
< html >
< head >
< title >Input Datetime min Property in HTML</ title >
< style >
h1 {
color: green;
}
h2 {
font-family: Impact;
}
body {
text-align: center;
}
</ style >
</ head >
< body >
< h1 >GeeksforGeeks</ h1 >
< h2 >Input Datetime min Property</ h2 >
< br >
< input type = "datetime" id = "Test_Datetime"
min = "2019-02-18T12:00Z" max = "2019-02-20T12:00Z" >
< p >To set the min range of the datetime field,
double click the "Set Min" button.</ p >
< button ondblclick = "My_Datetime()" >Set Min</ button >
< p id = "test" ></ p >
< script >
function My_Datetime() {
var d = document.getElementById("Test_Datetime").min =
"2018-02-13";
document.getElementById("test").innerHTML = d;
}
</ script >
</ body >
</ html >
|
Output:
Before:

After clicking the button:

Note: The <input type=”datetime”> element does not show any datetime field/calendar in any major browsers, except Safari.
Supported Web Browsers
- Apple Safari
- Internet Explorer
- Firefox
- Google Chrome
- Opera
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Last Updated :
24 Jan, 2022
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