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HTML <script> charset Attribute

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The charset attribute on a <script> tag specifies what character set is used in the script.

If not specified, the character set will be set to UTF-8.

Example

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A charset attribute on a <script> element.

<script src="/tutorial/script-async.js" charset="utf-8">
</script>

Using charset

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The charset attribute informs the browser the character set to use.

This attribute can be specified in each page.

The default character set is UTF-8 for HTML5 documents.

Syntax

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<script charset="charset">

Browser support

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Here is when charset support started for each browser:

Chrome	8.0	Dec 2010
Firefox	3.6	Jan 2010
IE/Edge	10.0	Sep 2012
Opera	15.0	May 2013
Safari	5.1	Oct 2011

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Jack Poorte

Last updated on Sep 30, 2023