Script src Attribute

Get the character set of the external referenced script file:

var x = document.getElementById("myScript").charset

xThe output result is:

UTF-8

Definition and Usage

The charset attribute specifies the character encoding used in external script files.

The charset attribute is used when the character encoding in external script files is different from that in the HTML document.

Note:The charset attribute only applies to external scripts (only when the src attribute is used).

Attribute
charset	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Return the charset attribute:

scriptObject.charset

Set the charset attribute:

scriptObject.charset=charset

Value	Description
charset	Specifies the character encoding of the external script file. Some common values: "ISO-8859-1" - Standard encoding for the Latin alphabet "UTF-8" - Unicode character encoding. Compatible with ASCII Please refer to ourCharacter Set Reference Manualto get the complete list of character sets.

Value

Description

charset

Specifies the character encoding of the external script file.

Some common values:

Please refer to ourCharacter Set Reference Manualto get the complete list of character sets.

Return value:	String, returns the character set used by the external script file.

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