The <script> tag

Definition and Usage

Defines a script, such as JavaScript.

Tips and Notes

Note: Code within this element is executed immediately when the page is loaded, if it is not in a function . Script appearing after a <frameset> tag will be ignored.

Examples

This code:	Produces this output:
<script type="text/javascript"> document.write("Hello World!") </script>

Required Attributes

Attributes:	Values:	Description:
type	text/ecmascript text/javascript text/jscript text/vbscript text/vbs text/xml	The MIME type of the script

Optional Attributes

Attributes:	Values:	Description:
language	javascript livescript vbscript other	Deprecated. Do not use it
charset	charset	The character encoding used
defer	false true	Indicates that the browser may wait to parse the script until the rest of the document has loaded
src	url	URL to a file that contains the script (instead of inserting the script into your HTML document, you can refer to a file that contains the script)

More Attributes: NONE

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