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The HTML <script> src Attribute is used to specify the URL of external JavaScript file. The External JavaScript file is used to run on the same script on several pages on a website. We can save the JavaScript file with an extension of .js. We can refer the external script using the src attribute of the <script> element. 

Syntax: 

<script src="URL">

Attribute Values: It contains single value URL which specifies the URL of the external JavaScript file. There are two types of URL link which are listed below:

  • Absolute URL: It points to another webpage.
  • Relative URL: It points to other files of the same web page.

Below example illustrates the <script> src attribute in HTML: 

Example: 

HTML
<!DOCTYPE html>  <html>   <head>      <title>      HTML  script src Attribute      </title>  </head>   <body style="text-align:center;">      <h1>          GeeksForGeeks      </h1>       <h2>          HTML script src Attribute     </h2>       <script id="myGeeks"             type="text/javascript"             src="my_script.js">      </script>      <br>      <button>Submit</button>  </body>   </html>  

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Supported Browsers: The browser supported by HTML <script> src attribute are listed below:

  • Google Chrome 1 and above
  • Edge 12 and above
  • Firefox 1 and above
  • Internet Explorer
  • Safari
  • Opera

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