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Indicate what character set the style sheet written in with CSS
To indicate what character set the style sheet is written in with CSS, use the @charset rule. The @charset rule must be written right at the beginning of the style sheet without even a space before it. The value is held in quotes and should be one of the standard character sets.
Syntax
@charset "character-set-name";
Example
The following example shows how to specify the UTF-8 character set at the beginning of a CSS file −
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
@charset "UTF-8";
.content {
font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
color: #333;
padding: 20px;
}
.unicode-text {
font-size: 18px;
color: blue;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div class="content">
<p>Regular text with standard characters.</p>
<p class="unicode-text">Unicode characters: © ® ? ? £ ¥</p>
</div>
</body>
</html>
A page displays regular text and Unicode special characters (copyright, registered trademark, euro sign, etc.) properly rendered with UTF-8 encoding.
Common Character Sets
| Character Set | Description |
|---|---|
"UTF-8" |
Universal character encoding (recommended) |
"ISO-8859-1" |
Latin alphabet character set |
"ASCII" |
Basic ASCII character set |
Conclusion
The @charset rule ensures proper character encoding for CSS files. Always place it at the very beginning of your stylesheet, and UTF-8 is the recommended character set for modern web development.
Updated on: 2026-03-15T11:28:57+05:30
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