UTF-8: The preferred encoding

The capability to display multiple languages in the same document can be achieved using Unicode and it is supported in most operating systems and applications.

The two standard encodings are UTF-8 and UTF-16. UTF-8 is preferred. Let me explain why.

1. Backward-compatible with ASCII. An ASCII character can also be a valid UTF-8 character.
2. Supports modern browsers and operating systems.
3. No need to modify every bit of code. Simply change the encoding to UTF-8.

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