Valve element and water outlet device

According to the valve element and the water outlet device, the valve element is provided with a first water outlet communicated with a water channel through a base, a shell is provided with a water outlet nozzle and a water flow channel, and the first water outlet is communicated with the water outlet nozzle through the water flow channel, so that water flow can directly flow out of the water outlet nozzle after flowing in from a water inlet in the bottom of the valve element; water outlet switching from a water outlet in the bottom of the valve element through a hose is not needed, so that an installation space for the hose does not need to be reserved in the faucet, and meanwhile the valve element does not need to be arranged above a water outlet supporting arm of the faucet body. The height difference between the faucet handle and the water outlet supporting arm is greatly reduced, the height of the faucet body is reduced, the faucet structure is more compact, and the production cost of the faucet is redu