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The HTMLModElement interface provides special properties (beyond the regular methods and properties available through the HTMLElement interface they also have available to them by inheritance) for manipulating modification elements, that is <del> and <ins>.
EventTarget Node Element HTMLElement HTMLModElementInherits properties from its parent, HTMLElement.
HTMLModElement.citeA string reflecting the cite HTML attribute, containing a URI of a resource explaining the change.
HTMLModElement.dateTimeA string reflecting the datetime HTML attribute, containing a date-and-time string representing a timestamp for the change.
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