TextDecoder: encoding property

The TextDecoder.encoding read-only property returns a string containing the name of the decoding algorithm used by the specific decoder object.

The encoding is set by the constructor label parameter, and defaults to utf-8.

Value

A lower-cased ASCII string, which can be one of the following values:

Specifications

Specification
Encoding Standard
# ref-for-dom-textdecoder-encoding①

Browser compatibility

desktopmobileserver
Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
Deno
Node.js
encoding

See also