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3,623 PointsHow do I set the character set type for a page? Isn't it just <meta charset+"utf-8"> ?
I'm typing that and getting an error response
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset+"utf-8">
</head>
<body></body>
</html>
1 Answer
Christopher Loyd
Courses Plus Student 5,806 Points<meta charset="UTF-8">
Your + sign should be an = sign.
James Wilson
1,678 Pointslower case utf
Christopher Loyd
Courses Plus Student 5,806 PointsJames, while both UTF-8 and utf-8 are accepted values for the charset in HTML, it should be noted that UTF-8 is preferred as if you ever work with XML, capitalizing the UTF-8 value is standards-compliant.
James Wilson
1,678 PointsJames Wilson
1,678 Points<meta charset="utf-8">