HTML <meta> charset Attribute
Example
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<!-- or -->
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
</head>
Meaning
The charset attribute is used to set the character encoding for the document like “UTF-8”.
This approach is an alternative to using the http-equiv method currently employed.
Standard Syntax
HTML: <meta charset="characterSet">
XHTML: <meta charset="characterSet" />
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Attribute Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| characterSet | Specifies the character encoding for the document. The HTML5 specification recommend to use the UTF-8 character set! |