Character-encoding meta tag present
What the check finds
No character-encoding meta tag. Most servers declare the encoding in the HTTP header, which is what actually takes effect.
Why it matters for AI answers
Without a declared encoding, text can be decoded wrongly and accented or non-Latin characters can turn into garbled symbols. Most servers send it in the HTTP header, so the impact is usually small.
How to fix it
- Add <meta charset="utf-8"> as the first element inside <head>.
- Make sure the server sends Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 to match.
- Save the page files in UTF-8.
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