TextEncoder.prototype.encode()

The TextEncoder.prototype.encode() method takes a USVString as input, and returns a Uint8Array containing the text given in parameters encoded with the specific method for that TextEncoder object.

Syntax

b1 = encoder.encode(string);

Parameters

string

Is a USVString containing the text to encode.

Return value

A Uint8Array object.

Examples

<p class="source">This is a sample paragraph.</p>
<p class="result">Encoded result: </p>
const sourcePara = document.querySelector('.source');
const resultPara = document.querySelector('.result');
const string = sourcePara.textContent;

const textEncoder = new TextEncoder();

let encoded = textEncoder.encode(string);
resultPara.textContent += encoded;

Specifications

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari WebView Android Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet
encode
38
79
19
18
Firefox 18 implemented an earlier and slightly different version of the specification.
No
25
10.1
38
38
19
18
Firefox 18 implemented an earlier and slightly different version of the specification.
Yes
10.3
3.0

See also

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/TextEncoder/encode