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<!--> <!DOCTYPE> <a> <abbr> <acronym> <address> <applet> <area> <article> <aside> <audio> <b> <base> <basefont> <bdi> <bdo> <big> <blockquote> <body> <br> <button> <canvas> <caption> <center> <cite> <code> <col> <colgroup> <command> <datalist> <dd> <del> <details> <dfn> <dialog> <dir> <div> <dl> <dt> <em> <embed> <fieldset> <figcaption> <figure> <font> <footer> <form> <frame> <frameset> <head> <header> <hgroup> <h1> - <h6> <hr> <html> <i> <iframe> <img> <input> <ins> <kbd> <keygen> <label> <legend> <li> <link> <map> <mark> <menu> <meta> <meter> <nav> <noframes> <noscript> <object> <ol> <optgroup> <option> <output> <p> <param> <pre> <progress> <q> <rp> <rt> <ruby> <s> <samp> <script> <section> <select> <small> <source> <span> <strike> <strong> <style> <sub> <summary> <sup> <table> <tbody> <td> <textarea> <tfoot> <th> <thead> <time> <title> <tr> <track> <tt> <u> <ul> <var> <video> <wbr>HTML <script> type Attribute
Example
A script with the type attribute specified:
<script type="text/javascript">
document.write("Hello World!");
</script>
document.write("Hello World!");
</script>
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Browser Support
The type attribute is supported in all major browsers.
Definition and Usage
The type attribute specifies the MIME type of a script.
The type attribute identifies the content between the <script> and </script> tags.
The MIME type consists of two parts: one media type and one subtype. For JavaScript, the MIME type is "text/javascript".
Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5
In HTML5, the type attribute is no longer required. The default value is "text/javascript".
Syntax
<script type="MIME_type">
Attribute Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| MIME_type | Specifies the MIME type of the script. Some common values:
Look at IANA MIME types for a complete list of standard MIME types. |
HTML <script> tag
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