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lyna trieu
864 Points<meta charset="utf-8"> What does this mean?
I do not understand what this does?
3 Answers

Jasper Bloem
22,424 PointsHey Lyna,
This question has been asked before, and here is your answer ;)
https://teamtreehouse.com/community/what-do-you-mean-when-you-write-in-meta-charsetutf8

doctacloak
12,202 PointsI've been out for the past two days on vacation, thanks for tackling this one for me Jasper Bloem !
lyna trieu I hope that this was helpful, if you are still stuck feel free to let me know. You can always access me directly through my Twitter as well (www.twitter.com/DoctaCloak)

Jakob Lien
9,483 PointsIt means the page is saved in the type Utf-8. What that means is exsplained here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBex3IDaUbU