The @charset rule defines the character encoding in a stylesheet.
If used, it must be the first line in the stylesheet.
This rule specifies a UTF-8 character encoding.
@charset "UTF-8";
This rule must be the first line in the stylesheet.
@charset cannot be used inside a style attribute.
It also cannot be used inside a <style> element.
This rule is helpful when non-ASCII characters are used in certain CSS properties, such as content.
@charset "charset";
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
charset |
The character encoding, such as UTF-8 and iso-8859-15. |
This table shows when @charset support started for each browser.
 Chrome
|
2.0 | May 2009 |
 Firefox
|
1.5 | Nov 2005 |
 IE/Edge
|
Not Supported | |
 Opera
|
9.0 | Jun 2006 |
 Safari
|
4.0 | Jun 2009 |
