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Using Data Attributes

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💡 Use the data-* naming convention to pass custom data to HTML elements

Then in JavaScript you can access the data through the `dataset` property

A div element inside an HTML page with two custom data attributes: data-country and data-city. We grab the element in JavaScript and access the custom data through the dataset property: document.querySelector('#card').dataset.

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