HTML <script> tag
The <script> tag runs a client-side script which is called as JavaScript. It is easier to place your script within the HTML document using this tag.
Depending on your requirement, you can run scripts to change the behavior of your HTML document.
Syntax:
<script type=”text/javascript”>….</script>
Example
<script> document.getElementById("test").innerHTML = "Learn CSS from TutorialBrain"; </script>
How Browser will display
INLINE.
Difference between HTML4.01, XHTML and HTML5
| HTML4 | XHTML | HTML5 |
|---|---|---|
| None | None | New async attribute is added in HTML5. |
Attributes used with <script> tag
| Attribute | Description |
|---|---|
| async | defines that the script is executed asynchronously (only for external scripts) |
| charset | defines the character encoding used in an external script file |
| defer | defines that the script is executed when the page has finished parsing (only for external scripts) |
| src | defines the URL of an external script file |
| type | defines the media type of the script |
| xml:space | defines whether whitespace in code should be preserved( It is deprecated now and you should avoid using this attribute.) |
Global Attributes
The <script> tag supports Global attributes.
Event Attributes
The <script> tag supports Event attributes.
Supporting Browsers
Related Tags
<noscript> tag.