TextEncoder: encode() method

BaselineWidely available

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since January 2020.

Note: This feature is available inWeb Workers.

TheTextEncoder.encode() method takes a string as input, and returns aUint8Array containing the stringencoded usingUTF-8.

Syntax

encode(string)

Parameters

string: A string containing the text to encode.

Return value

AUint8Array object containing the UTF-8 encoding of the input string.

Examples

html

<p>Sample paragraph.</p><p>Encoded result:</p>

const sourcePara = document.querySelector(".source");const resultPara = document.querySelector(".result");const string = sourcePara.textContent;const textEncoder = new TextEncoder();const encoded = textEncoder.encode(string);resultPara.textContent = `${resultPara.textContent} ${encoded}`;