Russ Cox 3/5/2010

UTF-8: Bits, Bytes, and Benefits

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This technical article explains the UTF-8 encoding scheme for Unicode. It breaks down the binary encoding patterns, highlights key properties like ASCII compatibility and self-synchronization, and discusses the practical benefits for software handling text, such as safe substring search.

UTF-8: Bits, Bytes, and Benefits

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