Script charset attribute

Definition and usage

charset Attribute setting or returning the script's Charset attribute Value.

The charset attribute specifies the character encoding used in the external script file.

Use the charset attribute when the character encoding of the external script file is different from the encoding of the HTML document.

Note:The charset attribute is only applicable to external scripts (it can only be used when the src attribute exists).

See also:

HTML Reference Manual:HTML <script> charset-ominaisuus

HTML Reference Manual:HTML <script>-tagi

Example

Get the character set used in the external script file:

var x = document.getElementById("myScript").charset

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Syntax

Return charset attribute:

scriptObject.charset

Set charset attribute:

scriptObject.charset = charset

Attribute value

Value Description
charset

Specifies the character encoding of the external script file.

Common values:

  • "ISO-8859-1" - Latin alphabet standard encoding
  • "UTF-8" - Unicode-merkkikoodaus. Yhteensopiva ASCII:n kanssa.

TarkistaMerkistöviittaus,saadaksesi täydellisen merkkikoodilistan.

Tekninen yksityiskohta

Palautusarvo: Merkistöarvo, joka ilmaisee ulkoisessa skriptitiedostossa käytetyn merkkikoodin.

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