HTML5: How to specify the character encoding for the HTML document?

Last update on February 10 2024 11:42:49 (UTC/GMT +8 hours)

Solution :

HTML Code:

<!DOCTYPE html><!-- Declares the document type and version of HTML -->
<html><!-- Begins the HTML document -->
<head><!-- Contains metadata about the document -->
<meta charset="utf-8"><!-- Specifies the character encoding for the document -->
<title>How to specify the character encoding for the HTML document</title><!-- Sets the title of the document -->
</head><!-- Ends the head section -->
<body><!-- Contains the content of the document -->
<h1>HTML meta tag and element</h1><!-- Represents a level 1 heading -->
<p>HTML meta element contains information about an HTML document.</p><!-- Represents a paragraph of text -->
</body><!-- Ends the body section -->
</html><!-- Ends the HTML document -->

Explanation:

The HTML document begins with a declaration of its type and version (<!DOCTYPE html>).
The <html> element encloses the entire HTML document.
The <head> section contains metadata about the document.
The <meta charset="utf-8"> tag specifies the character encoding for the document as UTF-8, which supports a wide range of characters from various languages.
The <title> tag sets the title of the document, which appears in the browser's title bar or tab.
The <body> section contains the main content of the HTML document.
In this example, there is a level 1 heading <h1> and a paragraph <p> of text.

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