HTML5: meta http-equiv=content-type – document character-encoding declaration

meta http-equiv=content-type – document character-encoding declaration # T

A meta element with a http-equiv attribute whose value is "content-type" and which has an accompanying content attribute and value represents a character encoding declaration.

Content model #

meta.http-equiv.content-type = empty & meta.http-equiv.content-type.attrs

Attribute model #

meta.http-equiv.content-type.attrs = common.attrs & http-equiv.content-type & content.content-type

Element-specific attributes #

http-equiv = "content-type": Indicates that the meta element is in the encoding declaration state and represents a character encoding declaration.
content = meta-charset: A specially formatted string providing a character encoding name.

Tag omission #

The meta element is a void element. A meta element must have a start tag but must not have an end tag.

Additional constraints #

A meta element in the encoding declaration state may be used in a document in the HTML syntax, but it must not be used in a document in the XML syntax.

There must not be more than one meta element in the encoding declaration state per document.

If a document contains a meta element in the encoding declaration state, then the document must not contain a meta element with a charset attribute.

Permitted contexts #

common.elem.metadata = link | style | meta.name | meta.http-equiv.refresh | meta.http-equiv.default-style | meta.http-equiv.content-language | meta.charset | meta.http-equiv.content-type | script | noscript.elem.head | command

Details #

A meta element with a http-equiv attribute whose value is "content-type" and which has an accompanying content attribute and value is said to be in the encoding declaration state.

HTML 5: The Markup Language (ARIA Edition)