Character Encoding
HC · Document Structure<meta charset="UTF-8"><head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
</head>Note Must appear within the first 1024 bytes of the document. UTF-8 handles virtually all global characters and emoji.
Special characters
2 snippets across 2 stacks - HTML & CSS, Regular Expressions
HCHTML & CSS
RXRegular Expressions
Escaping Special Characters
RX · Basic Patterns\. \* \+ \? \( \) \[ \] \{ \} \^ \$ \| \\JS: 'Price: $9.99'.match(/\$\d+\.\d{2}/)
Py: re.search(r'\$\d+\.\d{2}', 'Price: $9.99')"$9.99"Note All special regex characters must be escaped with a backslash to match literally. The special characters are: . * + ? ( ) [ ] { } ^ $ | \. In Python raw strings (r'...'), you only escape for regex, not for Python itself.
Frequently asked questions
- How does HTML & CSS handle special characters?
- This task is covered in 2 stacks on this page: HTML & CSS, Regular Expressions. The "Character Encoding" snippet in HTML & CSS uses `<meta charset="UTF-8">`.
- Which code does the HTML & CSS example use?
- The "Character Encoding" snippet uses `<meta charset="UTF-8">`, from the Document Structure section of the HTML & CSS cheat sheet.
- Which stacks cover "special characters" on this page?
- HTML & CSS, Regular Expressions. Together they hold 2 copy-ready snippets for this task.
- Is there anything to watch out for?
- Yes. For "Character Encoding": Must appear within the first 1024 bytes of the document. UTF-8 handles virtually all global characters and emoji.