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HTML How to Make a Website HTML First Use HTML Elements

Posted by Tarek Salha
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Tarek Salha
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 9,441 Points

how to set the character set for the page

how do i set the character set for the page

index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head></head>
  <body></body>

</html>

2 Answers

Stephan Olsen
Stephan Olsen
6,650 Points
Stephan Olsen
Stephan Olsen
6,650 Points

This should be included within the head section.

<meta charset="UTF-8">
Barry Ort
Barry Ort
12,373 Points
Barry Ort
Barry Ort
12,373 Points

<head> <meta charset="UTF-8"> </head>