HTML 4 script Tag
Also see HTML5 <script> Tag.
This page is for the HTML 4 version of this element. For a more up to date version, see HTML5 <script> Tag.
The HTML script tag is used for declaring a script (such as JavaScript) within your HTML document.
Also see the HTML noscript tag for providing content to browsers that don't support your scripting language.
Example
Attributes
| Attributes specific to this tag: | |
|---|---|
| Attribute | Description |
| name | Defines the name of the parameter. |
| src | Specifies a URI/URL of an external script. |
| type | Specifies the scripting language as a content-type (MIME type). |
| language | Specifies the scripting language, however, this attribute has been deprecated. Use the type attribute instead. |
| defer | Declares that the script will not generate any content. Therefore, the browser/user agent can continue parsing and rendering the rest of the page. |
| Other Attributes: | |
| Attribute | Description |
| charset | Defines the character encoding that the script uses. |
HTML5 Tags
The information on this page is based on HTML version 4.01. Most modern browsers now support HTML5.
See HTML5 <script> Tag for the HTML5 version of the above element.
See this list of HTML tags for the latest list of HTML elements.