Date input Change history

Date	Changed	Description
Jul 2026	GOV.UK Frontend v6.4.0	Added ability to pass `day`, `month`, `year`, `error` and `values` options to customise individual inputs.
Jan 2026	GOV.UK Frontend v5.14.0	Fixed inputs shifting alignment on iOS 18.
Sept 2024	Guidance	Removed guidance about not needing to use `autocomplete` in prototypes.
Aug 2023	Guidance	Added recommendation to accept month names.
May 2021	GOV.UK Frontend v4.1.0	Removed `pattern="[0-9]*"` from input elements.
Nov 2020	GOV.UK Frontend v3.10.0	Added ability to set `inputmode` to change which keyboard type displays for mobile and tablet users.
Oct 2020	Guidance	Added guidance about using example dates in hint text.
Apr 2020	Guidance	Updated date error guidance to be more consistent.
Jan 2020	GOV.UK Frontend v3.5.0	Changed attribute `type="number"` to `type="text" inputmode="numeric"` on input elements.
Sept 2019	GOV.UK Frontend v3.1.0	Added option to set attributes on the fieldset.
Mar 2019	GOV.UK Frontend v2.8.0	Added `pattern` parameter to enable additional validation on inputs.
Jan 2019	GOV.UK Frontend v2.6.0	Added `autocomplete` parameter to help meet the WCAG 2.1 criterion Identify Input Purpose.
Sept 2018	GOV.UK Frontend v2.4.0	Added option to set classes on component’s form group.
Sept 2018	GOV.UK Frontend v2.0.0	Removed name-based width logic. Changed `name` option to `namePrefix`.
Jul 2018	Guidance	Added guidance on setting the component’s `legend` as a page heading.
Jul 2018	GOV.UK Frontend v1.1.1	Fixed a bug that caused an `undefined` class to be added to individual inputs when `classes` was not set.
Jul 2018	GOV.UK Frontend v1.1.0	Added option to set `name` and `id` on each input item. Changed component to use `classes` attribute rather than input names to set input widths. Added default input items (day, month, year) if no items are set.
Jun 2018	GOV.UK Frontend v1.0.0	Component introduced.