The HTML5 ins Tag
During the times when it is necessary to add more text within the document, the use of HTML5 <ins> tag is very important. Usually, this is also used along with the HTML5 <del> tag. By doing this, the author is able to track the alteration that has been done within the document. The deleted text has a strikethrough and the inserted text has an underline.
The use of the <ins> tag in HTML5 and HTML4.01 has no difference. The HTML5 <ins> tag is not complicated to apply within a document since it supports the Global Attributes and Events Attributes in HTML5.
The HTML5 <ins> tag is also easily recognizable by the different web browsers like Firefox, Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Safari and Opera.
The attributes for HTML5 <ins> tag are the following:
|
Attribute |
Value |
Description |
|
cite |
URL |
This is the indicator of the URL of the document which provides explanation for the alteration done |
|
datetime |
YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ssTZD |
This is utilized in providing the date and time when the document was altered |