--- a/langtools/src/jdk.javadoc/share/classes/com/sun/tools/doclets/formats/html/markup/HtmlConstants.java	Wed Sep 17 23:52:19 2014 -0700
+++ b/langtools/src/jdk.javadoc/share/classes/com/sun/tools/doclets/formats/html/markup/HtmlConstants.java	Thu Sep 18 00:50:48 2014 -0700
@@ -220,4 +220,9 @@
      * Html tag for the member heading.
      */
     public static final HtmlTag MEMBER_HEADING = HtmlTag.H4;
+
+    /**
+     * Default charset for HTML.
+     */
+    public static final String HTML_DEFAULT_CHARSET = "utf-8";
 }