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What does UTF-8 stand for?

Joe Ford

What does UTF-8 stand for?

Universal Coded Character Set

Why do we need UTF-8?

Why use UTF-8? An HTML page can only be in one encoding. You cannot encode different parts of a document in different encodings. A Unicode-based encoding such as UTF-8 can support many languages and can accommodate pages and forms in any mixture of those languages.

Can UTF-8 handle German characters?

As for what encoding to use, Germans usually use ISO/IEC 8859-15, but UTF-8 is a good alternative that can handle any kind of non-ASCII characters at the same time. UTF-8 is your friend. and check which encoding your webserver sends in the header.

How do I identify a UTF-8 file?

Open the file in Notepad. Click ‘Save As…’. In the ‘Encoding:’ combo box you will see the current file format. Open the file using Notepad++ and check the “Encoding” menu, you can check the current Encoding and/or Convert to a set of encodings available.

How do I decode a file?

You can specify the encoding standard that you can use to display (decode) the text.

  1. Click the File tab.
  2. Click Options.
  3. Click Advanced.
  4. Scroll to the General section, and then select the Confirm file format conversion on open check box.
  5. Close and then reopen the file.
  6. In the Convert File dialog box, select Encoded Text.

How do I know what encoding to use?

In Visual Studio, you can select “File > Advanced Save Options…” The “Encoding:” combo box will tell you specifically which encoding is currently being used for the file.

What character set is English?

Example: The Latin character set is used by English and most European languages, though the Greek character set is used only by the Greek language. A coded character set is a character set in which each character corresponds to a unique number.

Where is encoding used?

The purpose of encoding is to transform data so that it can be properly (and safely) consumed by a different type of system, e.g. binary data being sent over email, or viewing special characters on a web page. The goal is not to keep information secret, but rather to ensure that it’s able to be properly consumed.