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JavaScript

JS Array
JS Boolean
JS Class
JS Date
JS Error
JS Global
JS JSON
JS Map
JS Math
JS Number
JS Promise
JS RegExp
JS Set
JS String
JS Object
JS Operator
JS Operator Precedence
JS Statement
JS Typed Array

Window

Window Object
Window Console
Window History
Window Location
Window Navigator
Window Screen

HTML DOM

HTML Document
HTML Element
HTML Attribute
HTML Event
HTML Event Object
HTML Collection
HTML NodeList
HTML DOMTokenList
HTML Style

Web API

API Canvas
API Console
API Fetch
API Fullscreen
API Geolocation
API History
API MediaQueryList
API Storage
API Validation
Web API

HTML Object

<a>
<abbr>
<address>
<area>
<article>
<aside>
<audio>
<b>
<base>
<bdo>
<blockquote>
<body>
<br>
<button>
<canvas>
<caption>
<cite>
<code>
<col>
<colgroup>
<datalist>
<dd>
<del>
<details>
<dfn>
<dialog>
<div>
<dl>
<dt>
<em>
<embed>
<fieldset>
<figcaption>
<figure>
<footer>
<form>
<head>
<header>
<h1> - <h6>
<hr>
<html>
<i>
<iframe>
<img>
<ins>
<input> button
<input> checkbox
<input> color
<input> date
<input> datetime
<input> datetime-local
<input> email
<input> file
<input> hidden
<input> image
<input> month
<input> number
<input> password
<input> radio
<input> range
<input> reset
<input> search
<input> submit
<input> text
<input> time
<input> url
<input> week
<kbd>
<label>
<legend>
<li>
<link>
<map>
<mark>
<menu>
<menuitem>
<meta>
<meter>
<nav>
<object>
<ol>
<optgroup>
<option>
<output>
<p>
<param>
<pre>
<progress>
<q>
<s>
<samp>
<script>
<section>
<select>
<small>
<source>
<span>
<strong>
<sub>
<summary>
<sup>
<table>
<tbody>
<td>
<tfoot>
<th>
<thead>
<tr>
<textarea>
<time>
<title>
<track>
<u>
<ul>
<var>
<video>

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HTML DOM Document characterSet attribute

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Definition and usage

characterSet The property returns the document character encoding.

Deprecated alias:

Dcument charset attribute

Document inputEncoding attribute

Example

Get the document character encoding:

encoding = document.characterSet;

Try it yourself

Syntax

document.characterSet

Return value

Type	Description
String	Document character encoding.

Browser support

document.characterSet It is a feature of DOM Level 3 (2004). It is a feature of DOM Level 3 (2004).

All browsers fully support it:

Chrome	IE	Edge	Firefox	Safari	Opera
Chrome	IE	Edge	Firefox	Safari	Opera
Support	9-11	Support	Support	Support	Support

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