  <h2>4.2. Character encoding declaration <a class="hash" href="#character-encoding">#</a> <a class="toc-bak" href="Overview.html#character-encoding-toc">T</a>
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    <p>A
    <dfn id="encoding-declaration" title="encoding-declaration">character encoding declaration</dfn>
    is a mechanism for specifying the character encoding used to store
    or transmit a document.</p>
    <p>The following restrictions apply to character encoding
    declarations:</p>
    <ul>
<li>The character encoding name given
  