Is there a way to declare a JavaScript file’s encoding within the file itself, like CSS’s @charset rule?

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In CSS, you can declare the text encoding of the CSS file using the @charset at-rule at the very top of the file. For example:

@charset "UTF-8";

(See http://www.w3.org/International/questions/qa-css-charset.en.php).

Is there a similar mechanism for JavaScript files? (Aside from the Content-Type HTTP header.)

possible duplicate of [How to declare character encoding in an INDIVIDUAL JS file?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8833231/how-to-declare-character-encoding-in-an-individual-js-file) — Paul D. Waite, Jan 12 '14 at 18:18

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 12 '14 at 18:08

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<!-- I normally use this meta tag -->
<head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <!-- ... -->
</head>

<script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8" src="path/to/your/file.js"></script>

answered Jan 12 '14 at 18:08

rusben

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Good to know, but I did say “within the file itself”. – Paul D. Waite Jan 12 '14 at 18:13
So maybe this solve your question: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8833231/how-to-declare-character-encoding-in-an-individual-js-file – rusben Jan 12 '14 at 18:24

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:49

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In the absence of this being closed as a duplicate: no, there’s not.

See How to declare character encoding in an INDIVIDUAL JS file?

edited May 23 '17 at 11:49

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answered Apr 08 '14 at 17:26

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Is there a way to declare a JavaScript file’s encoding within the file itself, like CSS’s @charset rule?

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