HTML <script> Tag
In this tutorial, we will learn about script tag in HTML with the help of examples.
<script> Tag
Script tag <script> is used to declare or point to an external script file through the src attribute within your HTML file (such as Javascript).
Note : We can also use <script> tag inside the <head> tag.
Syntax
<script>.........</script>
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Script Tag</title>
<script>
document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = "Hello Javascript!";
</script>
</head>
<body>
<p>In this HTML document we have use script tag.</p>
</body>
</html>Output
In this HTML document we have use script tag.
Specific Attribute
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| async | sync | It specifies that the script is executed asynchronously |
| charset | charset | It defines the character encoding that the script uses |
| defer | defer | It is used to declare that the script will not generate any content. Therefore, the browser/user agent can continue parsing and rendering the rest of the page |
| src | URL | It specifies a URI/URL of an external script |
| type | text/Javascript application/Javascript text/vbscript | It specifies the scripting language as a content-type (MIME type) |
| xml:space | preserve | It specifies whether the whitespace in code should be preserved |
Global Attribute
Script Tag support all the global attributes of HTML.
Event Attribute
Script Tag support all the event attributes of HTML.
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