Encoding API
The Encoding API provides a mechanism for handling text in various character encodings, including legacy non-UTF-8 encodings.
The API provides four interfaces: TextDecoder, TextEncoder, TextDecoderStream and TextEncoderStream.
Note: This feature is available in Web Workers.
Interfaces
Polyfill
- A shim allowing to use this interface in browsers that don't support it.
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Encoding | Living Standard | Initial definition. |
Browser compatibility
TextDecoder
BCD tables only load in the browser
TextEncoder
BCD tables only load in the browser