Example
Use of the charset attribute in a link:
<a charset="UTF-8" href="http://www.w3ii.com">www.w3ii.com</a>
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Definition and Usage
The <a> charset attribute is not supported in HTML5.
The charset attribute specifies the character-set of the linked document (the document referenced in the href attribute).
Browser Support
| Attribute | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| charset | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported |
Syntax
<a charset="value">
Attribute Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| character_set | The character-set of the linked document. Common character sets:
In theory, any character-set can be used, but no browser understands all of them. The more widely a character-set is used, the better the chance that a browser will understand it. To view all available character-sets, go to our Character sets reference. |