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HTML How to Make a Website HTML First Use HTML Elements

Posted by Matthew Hernandez
Matthew Hernandez
5,009 Points

Having trouble setting the character set for the page

I can't seem to recall the proper syntax on how to set the character set, can any one help?

index.html 
<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<HTML>
 <HEAD>

   <META=CHARCODE=UTF-8>

  </HEAD>

 <BODY>

  </BODY>



</HTML>

1 Answer

Thomas Fildes
Thomas Fildes
22,687 Points
Thomas Fildes
Thomas Fildes
22,687 Points

Hi Matthew,

You set the character set using the code below:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
  </head>
  <body>
  </body>
</html>

Also, I would advise you to write out your tags in lowercase rather than uppercase because it is easier to read and is more commonly used amongst developers.

Happy Coding!