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script charset attribute

The charset attribute on the script element:

→ allows you to specify the character encoding set of the external script file linked to your HTML document
is a specific attribute → can be applied ONLY on the next html element:script, meta
is optional

!Observations

charset attribute can be specified only if src attribute is present (for external scripts only)
the value of the charset attribute is case-insensitive
if type attribute is present, charset must not be specified

Examples

<script	attribute	=	"value(s)"	>	...	</script>	Examples
2.	charset	=	character encoding name				<script src="jsfile.js" charset="UTF-8"> <⁄script> <script src="jsfile.js" charset="utf-8"> <⁄script> <script src="http://domain.com/jsfile.js" charset="utf-8"> <⁄script>

Video demonstration script charset attribute

HTML5 script charset attribute, Tutorial

min	video details
00:04	the charset attribute on the script element allows you to specify the character encoding set of the external script file linked to your HTML5 document
00:08	the external script file linked to our HTML5 document: file.js
00:12	this means that the charset attribute cannot be specified in the absence of the src attribute
00:18	the character encoding set of the external script file, file.js is: UTF-8
00:33	the external script file, file.js, linked to the html page is UTF-8 encoded, aspect specified through the charset attribute

For more information about Encoding, please see the specs: W3C

script intro script inline, imported, data islands script browser display script parents - script statements script syntax script async attribute script defer attribute script type attribute script src attribute