HTML accept-charset Attribute
Definition and Usage
The accept-charset attribute specifies the character encodings that are to be used for the form submission.
The default value is the reserved string "UNKNOWN" (indicates that the encoding equals the encoding of the document containing the <form> element).
Applies to
The accept-charset attribute can be used on the following element:
| Element | Attribute |
|---|---|
| <form> | accept-charset |
Form Example
A form with an accept-charset attribute:
<form action="/action_page.php" accept-charset="ISO-8859-1">
First name: <input type="text" name="fname"><br>
Last name: <input type="text" name="lname"><br>
<input type="submit" value="Submit">
</form>
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Browser Support
| Attribute | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| accept-charset | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
