The Input Datetime type property is used for returning the type of form element the datetime field is.
The Input Datetime type property returns a string that represents the type of form element the datetime field is.
Browsers such as Safari and Opera return “datetime” as a result whereas browsers such as Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Chrome return “text”.
Note: Safari and Opera 12 (and earlier versions) returns “datetime”, while Opera 15 (and newer versions), Internet Explorer, Firefox and Chrome returns “text”.
Syntax:
datetimeObject.type
Return Values: It returns a string value which represents the type of form element of the datetime field
The below program illustrates the Datetime type property :
Returning the type of form element the datetime field is.
html
<!DOCTYPE html>
< html >
< head >
< title >Input Datetime type 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 type Property</ h2 >
< br > Date Of Birth:
< input type = "datetime" id = "Test_Datetime" >
< p >To find out the type of form element the datetime field is,
double-click the "Check Type" button.</ p >
< button ondblclick = "My_Datetime()" >Check Type</ button >
< p id = "test" ></ p >
< script >
function My_Datetime() {
var t = document.getElementById("Test_Datetime").type;
document.getElementById("test").innerHTML = t;
}
</ script >
</ body >
</ html >
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Output:
Before clicking the button:

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:
- Google Chrome 20
- Edge 12
- Firefox 93
- Opera 11
- Safari 14.1
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Last Updated :
29 Aug, 2022
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