Tags
<!-->
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<col>
<colgroup>
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<del>
<dfn>
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<fieldset>
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<frame>
<frameset>
<head>
<h1> - <h6>
<hr>
<html>
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<input>
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<s>
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Standard
Attributes
Events

The <script> tag

Definition and Usage

Defines a script, such as a JavaScript.

Differences Between HTML and XHTML

The "language" attribute of the script element was deprecated in HTML 4.01.

The "language" attribute of the script element is not supported in XHTML 1.0 Strict DTD.

Tips and Notes

Note: Code within this element is executed immediately when the page is loaded, if it is not in a function. Script that appears after a <frameset> tag will be ignored.

Example

Source Output
<script type="text/javascript">
document.write("Hello World!")
</script>		  

Required Attributes

DTD indicates in which DTD the attribute is allowed. S=Strict, T=Transitional, and F=Frameset.

Attribute Value Description DTD
type text/ecmascript
text/javascript
text/jscript
text/vbscript
text/vbs
text/xml		 Indicates the MIME type of the script STF

Optional Attributes

Attribute Value Description DTD
charset charset Defines the character encoding used in script STF
defer defer Indicates that the script is not going to generate any document content. The browser can continue parsing and drawing the page STF
language javascript
livescript
vbscript
other		 Specifies the scripting language. Deprecated. Use the type attribute instead. TF
src URL Defines a URL to a file that contains the script (instead of inserting the script into your HTML document, you can refer to a file that contains the script) STF

Standard Attributes

xml:space

For a full description, go to Standard Attributes.

Event Attributes

NONE