The source code for each page contains metadata that defines the character set.

When your application displays a page from your book�, some weird characters� may appear.

Objectives

• Allow correct display of texts on pages

Implementation

• Include a metadata tag specifying the character set in each page header.

Control

• Check the source code of the HTML page of the epub: The meta tag with the charset attribute must be defined and located in the head tag of the HTML page
• Epub Check will report in the event of absence or 'error.

Validation

• Reported by epubcheck.
• Needs to be human verified.