HTML accept-charset Attribute
Example
<form action="action.php" method="get" accept-charset="utf-8">
<label for="fname">First name:</label>
<input type="text" id="fname" name="fname"><br>
<label for="lname">Last name:</label>
<input type="text" id="lname" name="lname"><br>
<input type="submit" value="Submit">
</form>Meaning
The accept-charset attribute specifies the list of character encodings for input data that must be accepted by the server processing the form.
The value is a space- or comma-delimited list of character sets as defined in RFC 2045. The default value for this attribute is the reserved value unknown.
Standard Syntax
<form accept-charset="characterSet">Browser Support
Status
Applies to:
The accept-charset attribute can be used on the following element:
| Element | Attribute |
|---|---|
| <form> | accept-charset |
Attribute Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| characterSet | Space-separated character encodings the server accepts.
Most common values:
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