#summary The a charset attribute specifies the character encoding for the target resource of a hyperlink.
#labels about-html,is-html-attribute,from-w3c

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== Usage ==

This attribute is purely advisory and does not override the character encoding defined by the target resource.

== Values ==

Should be [http://www.iana.org/assignments/character-sets a registered character encoding].

== Elements ==

You can use the `charset` attribute on the following elements:

  * [AElement <a>]
  * [LinkElement <link>]
  * [MetaElement <meta>]
  * [ScriptElement <script>]

== Browser compatibility ==

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|| *Test* || *IE8* || *IE7* || *IE6* || *FF3* || *FF2* || *Saf3* || *Op9* || *Chrome* ||
|| [http://doctype.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/tests/html/attributes/a-charset-reflection-test.html a.charset reflects <a charset="utf-8">] || Y || Y || Y || Y || Y || Y || Y || Y ||

== Further reading ==

  * [http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/struct/links.html#adef-charset The charset attribute in HTML 4]
  * [http://www.iana.org/assignments/character-sets List of registered character encodings]
  * [http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa752010.aspx List of character encodings supported by Microsoft Internet Explorer]