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HTML Charsets Tutorial

HTML Charsets Tutorial

HTML Charsets are used to define the character encoding of an HTML document. Character encoding is important because it determines which characters can be displayed and how they are displayed. Different character encodings support different sets of characters, so it's important to choose the correct charset for your document.

Setting the Charset

To set the charset of an HTML document, you can use the <meta> tag with the charset attribute. Here's an example:

<meta charset="UTF-8">

This sets the charset to UTF-8, which is the most widely used character encoding on the web. UTF-8 supports a wide range of characters, making it a good choice for most web pages.

Charset Values

There are several different charset values that you can use in HTML. Here are a few examples:

Charset Description
UTF-8 Supports a wide range of characters and is widely used on the web.
ISO-8859-1 Supports Western European languages.
ISO-8859-2 Supports Central European languages.
Windows-1252 A variation of ISO-8859-1 that includes additional characters.

Choosing the Right Charset

When choosing a charset for your HTML document, consider the languages and characters that will be used on the page. If you're not sure which charset to use, UTF-8 is a safe choice that supports a wide range of characters.

Remember to always set the charset at the beginning of your HTML document to ensure that characters are displayed correctly.