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Config value

Section titled “Config value”
  • true: enable rule
  • false: disable rule

The following patterns are not considered rule violations

Section titled “The following patterns are not considered rule violations”
<html><head><meta charset="utf-8"></head></html>

The following patterns are considered rule violations

Section titled “The following patterns are considered rule violations”
<!-- Missing meta charset -->
<html><head></head></html>


<!-- Empty meta charset value -->
<html><head><meta charset=""></head></html>


<!-- Whitespace-only meta charset value -->
<html><head><meta charset=" "></head></html>