HTML Tag: script
An executable script, such as JavaScript.
Script can be embedded directly in the page by inserting it in between the opening and closing tags. It can also be imported by linking to a file with the src
attribute.
Optional Attributes
Attribute | Description | Possible values |
---|---|---|
src |
The location of a script file to be imported. | URL. |
type |
The type of script being used. | MIME type. Default is text/javascript . |
charset |
The character encoding of an external script. Used only when src is present. |
A character encoding declaration such as UTF-8 . |
async |
Indicates that an external script should be executed asynchronously. Used only when src is present. |
None. |
defer |
Indicates that an external script should be deferred and executed only after the page has been parsed. Used only when src is present. |
None. |
crossorigin |
Determines how Cross Origin Resource Sharing requests are handled. |
|
Global attributes |
Example
<script async src="somescript.js"></script>
<script>
function koala() {
alert('KOALA! KOALA!');
}
</script>