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Charset Attribute In Meta Tag In HTML

In this article, we will discuss the "charset" attribute of the "meta" tag in HTML.

Purpose

The "Charset" attribute defines the character encoding for the HTML web document.

Syntax

<meta charset="charset" />

Example

Consider the following code.

<html>
	<head>
		<title>Charset demo</title>
		<meta charset="utf-8" />
	</head>
	<body></body>
</html>

In the above code, "charset" is defined inside the "meta" tag. The value of the "charset" attribute is "utf-8".

Output

The "Charset" attribute instructs the browser about the character encoding of the HTML document. So, you don’t see any presentational change in the HTML document.

Browser Support

Internet Explorer	Firefox	Chrome	Safari	Opera	Edge
Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Posted By -	Karan Gupta

Posted On -	Tuesday, August 18, 2020

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