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CSS @rules (RULES)

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CSS @charset Rule

@charset can use a single rule in external style sheets to specify the character encoding of style rules and values.

Never use @charset inEmbedded style sheetsUse this rule because there are other methods to define character encoding in HTML, such as<meta>tags.

Syntax of using @charset rule

The syntax of this rule is as follows:

@charset "charset-name";

The following example demonstrates how to use the @charset attribute.

Example

@charset "UTF-8";
/*　CSS Document　*/
body {
　background: yellow;
}
h1　{
　color: #ff0000;
　font-size:　24px;
}
p {
　color: rgb(0,255,0);
　font-size:　14px;
}

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Note:Only one rule can appear in the @charset external stylesheet, and this rule must be at the top of the document. There should be no characters before it, even comments.

Browser compatibility

Browser compatibility of @charset attribute, the numbers in the table below represent the minimum version number of browsers that support this attribute; all mainstream browsers support this rule.