An example that shows the difference between the defaultValue and value property:
The default value is not affected when you change the value of the time field.
Change the time of the time field, and then click the button.
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body> Time: <input type="time" id="myTime" value="21:43:54"> <button type="button" onclick="myFunction()">Test</button> <p id="demo"></p> <script> function myFunction() {/* w w w.j av a 2 s . c om*/ var x = document.getElementById("myTime"); var defaultVal = x.defaultValue; var currentVal = x.value; if (defaultVal == currentVal) { document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = "Default value and current value is the same: " + x.defaultValue + " and " + x.value + "<br>Change the value of the time field to see the difference!"; } else { document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = "The default value was: " + defaultVal + "<br>The current value is: " + currentVal; } } </script> </body> </html>