An id on an <ins> tag assigns an identifier to the element.
The identifier must be unique across the page.
An id attribute on an <ins> tag.
HTML stands for Hypertext Translate
Transfer
Protocol.
<p>
HTML stands for Hypertext <del>Translate</del>
<ins id="ins-text" datetime="2020-10-02T08:11:08Z">Transfer</ins>
Protocol.
</p>
The id attribute assigns an identifier to the <ins> element.
The id allows JavaScript to easily access the <ins> element.
It is also used to point to a specific id selector in a style sheet.
Tip: id is a global attribute that can be applied to any HTML element.
<ins id="identifier" />
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| identifier | A unique alphanumeric string. The id value must begin with a letter ([A-Za-z]) and may be followed by any number of letters, digits ([0-9]), hyphens (-), underscores (_), colons (:), and periods (.). |
A <ins> tag with a unique id.
Clicking the button will display the value of the cite attribute.
HTML stands for Hypertext Translate
Transfer
Protocol.
<p>
HTML stands for Hypertext <del>Translate</del>
<ins id="myins" cite="/html/tags">Transfer</ins>
Protocol.
</p>
<br />
<button onclick="show();">Show cite value</button>
<script>
let show = () => {
let ins = document.getElementById("myins");
alert("Cite = " + ins.cite);
}
</script>
The id attribute assigns a unique identifier to the <ins> element.
Clicking the button calls JavaScript which locates the <ins> using the id.
Finally, the cite value of the <ins> element is displayed in an alert box.
Here is when id support started for each browser:
 Chrome
|
1.0 | Sep 2008 |
 Firefox
|
1.0 | Sep 2002 |
 IE/Edge
|
1.0 | Aug 1995 |
 Opera
|
1.0 | Jan 2006 |
 Safari
|
1.0 | Jan 2003 |
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