<script> type attribute
BaselineWidely available *
This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2015.
* Some parts of this feature may have varying levels of support.
Thetype
attribute of the<script>
element indicates thetype of script represented by the element: a classic script, an import map, a JavaScript module, speculation rules, or a data block.
Value
The value of this attribute indicates the type of data represented by the script, and will be one of the following:
- Attribute is not set (default), an empty string, or a JavaScript MIME type
Indicates that the script is a "classic script", containing JavaScript code.Authors are encouraged to omit the attribute if the script refers to JavaScript code rather than specify a MIME type.JavaScript MIME types arelisted in the IANA media types specification.
importmap
This value indicates that the body of the element contains an import map.The import map is a JSON object that developers can use to control how the browser resolves module specifiers when importingJavaScript modules.
module
This value causes the code to be treated as a JavaScript module.The processing of the script contents is deferred.The
charset
anddefer
attributes have no effect.For information on usingmodule
, see ourJavaScript modules guide.Unlike classic scripts, module scripts require the use of the CORS protocol for cross-origin fetching.speculationrules
ExperimentalThis value indicates that the body of the element contains speculation rules.Speculation rules take the form of a JSON object that determine what resources should be prefetched or prerendered by the browser. This is part of theSpeculation Rules API.
- Any other value
The embedded content is treated as a data block, and won't be processed by the browser.Developers must use a valid MIME type that is not a JavaScript MIME type to denote data blocks.All of the other attributes will be ignored, including the
src
attribute.
Note:In earlier browsers, the type identified the scripting language of the embedded or imported (via thesrc
attribute) code.
Specifications
Specification |
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HTML # attr-script-type |