@charset rule

Sets the character set for an external style sheet.

Syntax

@charset CharSet-Description

Parameters

CharSet-Description: String that specifies the HTML Character Sets.

Standards information

CSS 2.1, Section 4.4

Remarks

Dynamic HTML (DHTML) expressions can be used in place of the preceding value(s). As of Windows Internet Explorer 8, expressions are not supported in IE8 Standards mode. For more information, see About Dynamic Properties.

The rule has no default value.

You can use only one @charset rule in an external style sheet. The rule must appear at the top of the file, cannot be preceded by any characters, and cannot be included in an embedded style sheet.

Examples

The following example implements the @charset rule.

JavaScript


@charset "Windows-1251";