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Pairs human-readable content with a machine-readable value.
Baseline: Widely available · Inline text semantics
When to use it
For SKUs, quantities, scores, IDs — anything a script or crawler should read precisely while humans read prose.
When not to
For dates, times, and durations use time instead — it's the specialized form.
Key attributes
value- the machine-readable form (required)
Example
Add 400 g rye flour.
<p>Add <data value='400'>400 g</data> rye flour.</p>