JavaScript – Document.characterSet

JavaScript Document.characterSet property returns the character set being used by the document.

Syntax

The syntax to read characterSet property of the document is

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document.characterSet

Document.characterSet property is read-only.

Example

In the following example, we read the characterSet property value of this document and write it to #output.

index.html

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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<body>
  <p id="output"></p>
  <script>
    var output = document.getElementById('output');
    var result = document.characterSet;
    output.innerHTML = result;
  </script>
</body>
</html>

Conclusion

In this JavaScript Tutorial, we have learnt about Document.characterSet property, with examples.