Script charset attribute

HTML DOM Script Object

Definition and usage

charset Attribute sets or returns 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 Attribute

HTML Reference Manual:HTML <script> Tag

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" - Standard encoding for Latin letters
  • "UTF-8" - The character encoding of Unicode. Compatible with ASCII.

Please see ourCharacter Set Reference, to get the complete list of character sets.

Technical Details

Return Value: A string value representing the character set used in the external script file.

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HTML DOM Script Object