# \<date>

```html
<widget>
  <date>Thu Dec 23 2021 17:54:40 GMT-0500 (EST)</date>
</widget>
```

The `<date>` element defines a widget date element.

### **Inner Text**

The `<date>` element can have any character as the inner text excluding `<` and `>` and trimming white space. `<` must be converted to the `&lt;` entity. `>` must be converted to the `&gt;` entity. `&` can optionally be converted to the `&amp;` entity. The inner text should be a date defined by the `Date()` object. The inner text is the date that will be displayed.

### **Attributes**

**font - font**

Defines the font family and size of the date.

**lineLimit - posInt**

Defines the maximum line limit.

**minimumScaleFactor - decimal**

Defines the minimum scale factor.

**shadowColor - colour**

Defines the shadow color.

**shadowOffset - point**

Defines the shadow offset.

**shadowRadius - posInt**

Defines the shadow radius.

**textColor - colour**

Defines the date color.

**textOpacity - decimal**

Defines the opacity of the date.

**url - url**

Defines the URL of the date.

**alignText - alignText**

Defines the horizontal alignment of the date.

**applyStyle - applyStyle**

Defines the style of the date.