type attribute of the script tag (XHTML 1.0)

content type of script language

The type attribute is required by the script tag, and allows you to specify the type of code contained in the script block. The most common type is "text/javascript", stating that the code in the script tags are to be interpreted by the browsers JavaScript interpreter.

Possible values

Value
text/javascript
text/vbscript

type exists in these tags

Attribute	Deprecated	Description
a		hyperlinks (anchor tag)
button		push button
input		form control
li		list item
link		a media-independent link
object		generic embedded object
ol		ordered list
param		named property value
script		script statements
style		style info
ul		unordered list