Encoding API

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The Encoding API provides a mechanism for handling text in various {{Glossary("character encoding", "character encodings")}} , including legacy non-{{Glossary("UTF-8")}}  encodings.

The API provides four interfaces: {{domxref("TextDecoder")}} , {{domxref("TextEncoder")}} , {{domxref("TextDecoderStream")}}  and {{domxref("TextEncoderStream")}} .

Interfaces

• {{DOMxRef("TextDecoder")}} 
• {{DOMxRef("TextEncoder")}} 
• {{DOMxRef("TextDecoderStream")}} 
• {{DOMxRef("TextEncoderStream")}} 

Specifications

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Browser compatibility

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See also

• Encoding API Encodings - Encodings that must be supported for decoding text.
• A polyfill allowing to use this interface in browsers that don’t support it