Content model #

script.elem.embedded =

non-replaceable-character-data & script.attrs.embedded

script.elem.imported =

empty & script.attrs.imported

Attribute model #

script.attrs.embedded =

common.attrs & type? & language?

script.attrs.imported =

common.attrs & src & defer? & async? & type? & charset? & language?

Element-specific attributes #

type = mimetype

The language of the script or format of the data.

language = javascript

Specifies that the language of the script is JavaScript.

src = uri

The address of the external script to use.

defer = "defer" | ""

Specifies that script should be executed after the document has been parsed.

async = "async" | ""

Specifies that the script should be executed asynchronously, as soon as it becomes available.

charset = charset

The character encoding of the external script.

Assertions #

• A “script” element with the “language="JavaScript"” attribute set must not have a “type” attribute whose value is not “text/javascript”.

Tag omission #

A script element must have both a start tag and an end tag.

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
• common.elem.phrasing

Typical default display properties #