<script>: type attribute
Baseline Widely 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.
The type
attribute of the <script>
element indicates the type 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 are listed 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 importing JavaScript 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 our JavaScript modules guide. Unlike classic scripts, module scripts require the use of the CORS protocol for cross-origin fetching. speculationrules
Experimental-
This 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 the Speculation 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 the src
attribute) code.
Specifications
Specification |
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HTML # attr-script-type |
Browser compatibility
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