--- title: "article:published_time · Meta Tag · zhead" canonical_url: "https://zhead.dev/meta/article-published-time" last_updated: "2026-08-10T16:29:02.998Z" meta: description: "Records when an article was first published. Use it with og:type set to article." "og:description": "Records when an article was first published. Use it with og:type set to article." "og:title": "article:published_time · Meta Tag · zhead" --- Open Graph metadata # article:published\_time Records when an article was first published. Use it with og:type set to article. ## Code examples Good example ``` ``` A publication time expressed in UTC. Good example ``` ``` A publication time with an explicit UTC offset. Avoid this example ``` ``` Readable to people, but not the ISO 8601 datetime Open Graph specifies. Avoid this example ``` ``` Missing the T separator and timezone. ## Recommendations - 01 Use ISO 8601 Format Open Graph expects an ISO 8601 datetime. Include a timezone or UTC marker. - 02 Keep the Original Date Use article:modified\_time for later edits. Changing the publication time rewrites the article’s history. ## Related documentation - [Open Graph protocol](https://ogp.me/) ## Related meta tags ### [article:author](https://zhead.dev/meta/article-author) property Links an article to one or more author profiles. The value is a URL, and you can repeat the property for multiple authors. ``` ``` Points to John Doe’s profile page. ### [article:expiration\_time](https://zhead.dev/meta/article-expiration-time) property Sets the date and time after which an article is out of date. Open Graph defines the value as an ISO 8601 datetime. ``` ``` Sets the expiry to a precise UTC instant. ### [article:modified\_time](https://zhead.dev/meta/article-modified-time) property Records when an article was last changed. Open Graph defines the value as an ISO 8601 datetime. ``` ``` A complete UTC timestamp that parsers can read consistently. ### [article:published\_time](https://zhead.dev/meta/article-published-time) property Records when an article was first published. Use it with og:type set to article. ``` ``` A publication time expressed in UTC. ### [article:section](https://zhead.dev/meta/article-section) property Names the high-level section that contains an article, such as Technology or Culture. ``` ``` A clear section name used across a publication.