HTML DOM Document charset

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Example

Get the character encoding for a document:

encoding = document.charset;

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Description

The charset property is deprecated. Do NOT use it.

The charset property may not work in future browsers.

Alternative:

The Document characterSet Property

See Also:

The HTML Charsets Reference

Syntax

document.charset

Return Value

Type	Description
String	The document's character encoding.

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