HTML DOM Document characterSet attribute

Definition and usage

characterSet The attribute returns the document character encoding.

See also:

HTML Character Set Reference Manual

Deprecated alias:

Dcument charset attribute

Document inputEncoding attribute

Example

Get the document character encoding:

encoding = document.characterSet;

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Syntax

document.characterSet

Return value

Type Description
String Document character encoding.

Browser support

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

All browsers fully support it:

Chrome IE Edge Firefox Safari Opera
Chrome IE Edge Firefox Safari Opera
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