HTML character set

Here's a tutorial on HTML character sets:

HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) uses character sets to define the characters that can be used in the content of a web page. A character set is a collection of characters that are encoded as numbers, which are then stored and transmitted as binary data.

The most commonly used character set in HTML is UTF-8 (Unicode Transformation Format 8-bit), which is capable of representing all characters in the Unicode standard. The Unicode standard is a universal character encoding standard that defines a unique number for every character, regardless of the platform, program, or language.

To specify the character set in HTML, you can use the <meta> element in the <head> section of your HTML document. For example:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <title>My Web Page</title>
  </head>
  <body>
    <p>This is some text with special characters: é, ç, and ñ.</p>
  </body>
</html>

In this example, the <meta> element specifies the character set as UTF-8, which allows us to use special characters like é, ç, and ñ in the content of our web page.

If the character set is not specified in HTML, the browser will try to guess the character set based on the content of the web page. This can lead to display issues if the guessed character set is incorrect.

By using the correct character set in HTML, you can ensure that your web page displays special characters correctly, regardless of the user's language, platform, or device. It's recommended to always specify the character set in your HTML documents to avoid display issues and ensure the best possible user experience.

HTML character set declaration: Declare the character set used in your HTML document using the <meta> tag within the <head> section.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <!-- Other head elements -->
</head>
<body>
    <!-- Body content -->
</body>
</html>

HTML meta charset tag: Use the <meta charset> tag to specify the character encoding for your HTML document.
```
<meta charset="UTF-8">
```
UTF-8 encoding in HTML: UTF-8 is a widely used character encoding that supports a vast range of characters from various languages.
```
<meta charset="UTF-8">
```
HTML special characters and encoding: When using special characters like <, >, or &, encode them to prevent parsing errors.
```
&lt;div&gt;Hello&lt;/div&gt;
```
ISO-8859-1 character set in HTML: ISO-8859-1 is another character set that supports a subset of characters.
```
<meta charset="ISO-8859-1">
```
HTML5 document character set: HTML5 simplifies the declaration of character encoding with the <meta charset> tag.
```
<meta charset="UTF-8">
```
HTML encoding for special characters: Use HTML entities to encode special characters for proper rendering.
```
&copy; Copyright &reg;
```