Javascript - <NOSCRIPT> Element

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Introduction

<noscript> element provides alternate content for browsers without JavaScript.

This element can contain any HTML elements, aside from <script>, that can be included in the document <body>.

Any content contained in a <noscript> element will be displayed under only the following two circumstances:

  • The browser doesn't support scripting.
  • The browser's scripting support is turned off.

If either of these conditions is met, then the content inside the <noscript> element is rendered.

In all other cases, the browser does not render the content of <noscript>.

Here is a simple example: 

<!DOCTYPE html> 
<html> 
  <head> 
    <title>Example HTML Page</title> 
    <script type="text/javascript" defer="defer" src="example1.js"></script> 
    <script type="text/javascript" defer="defer" src="example2.js"></script> 
  </head> 
  <body> 
    <noscript> 
      <p>This page requires a JavaScript-enabled browser.</p> 
    </noscript> 
  </body> 
</html>

In this example, a message is displayed to the user when the scripting is not available.

For scripting-enabled browsers, this message will never be seen even though it is still a part of the page.