<script></script>

<script> Description:

The <script> element inserts scripts into documents.

<script> Web Browser Support:

• Netscape 3, 4, 6, 7
• Mozilla 1
• Firefox 1
• Internet Explorer 4, 5, 6
• Opera 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
• Safari 1
• WebTV/MSN TV
• AvantGo Palm OS
• AvantGo Windows CE
• HTML 4.0
• XHTML 1.0: XHTML Scripting Module

<script> Attributes:

• charset (optional)
• defer (optional)
• language (optional)
• src (optional)
• type REQUIRED

<script> End Tag:

</script> REQUIRED

Contents:

An in-line script.

<script> Valid Context:

The <script> tag is valid within the following tags:
blockquote, body, button, center, dd, div, fieldset, form, head, iframe, li, noframes, noscript, object, p, td, th

<script> Usage:

• standard script

  <script src="javascript" type="text/javascript">
  </script>
  <noscript>
  Display this text only if JavaScript is not available
  </noscript>

<script> Special Notes:

• JavaScript, ActionScript, and VBScript are the most common languages for scripts on the Web.

More <script> Information:

• <noscript></noscript>
• JavaScript Links
• About JavaScript

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