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Date modified
<gcds-date-modified>

Also called: Last updated, version date.

Date modified is an indicator of the last update to a webpage or application.

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  • Required on GC sites

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Date modified component preview

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Coding and accessibility for date modified

Keep the format consistent

  • Use the YYYY-MM-DD date format across all web pages.
  • If using the type: version, consider using a standard version number format across all products.

Examples Explore the different ways you can configure the component. Each example shows a working implementation and ready-to-copy code.

In this section

Optional attributes These attributes allow you to customize or extend the component’s behaviour and presentation.

type

The type attribute controls how the date-modified information is presented. By default, it is set to date, which displays the last modified date of the content.

<gcds-date-modified>
  2023-01-26
</gcds-date-modified>

When set to version, the component displays a version number instead.

<gcds-date-modified type="version">
  v1.0.0
</gcds-date-modified>

Slots The default slot allows you to inject custom content into the component’s primary content area, and named slots, into specific areas.

default

The default slot is for adding the date modified or version text.

<gcds-date-modified>
  2023-01-26
</gcds-date-modified>

Code builder

Generate an instance of the component you need by selecting its code properties.

  1. Explore by choosing different code values to generate the instance you want.

  2. Get the code and pull it into your environment.

  3. Add any copy you need to the component (like text for a label).

Note: The code builder uses English for all code elements, which follows standard practice.

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2026-05-20