TextEncoder: encode() method

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The TextEncoder.encode() method takes a string as input, and returns a {{jsxref("Global_Objects/Uint8Array", "Uint8Array")}} containing the string {{glossary("character encoding", "encoded")}} using {{glossary("UTF-8")}}.

Syntax

encode(string)

Parameters

• string
  • : A string containing the text to encode.

Return value

A {{jsxref("Uint8Array")}} object containing the UTF-8 encoding of the input string.

Examples

<p class="source">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();

const encoded = textEncoder.encode(string);
resultPara.textContent = `${resultPara.textContent} ${encoded}`;

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Specifications

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Browser compatibility

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See also

• The {{DOMxRef("TextEncoder")}} interface it belongs to.