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UTF-8

UTF-8 proper noun: unicode Transformation Format-8, a variable-width encoding scheme for Unicode characters, using sequences of one to four one-byte (8-bit) code units per character, and the default encoding for numerous internet protocols and applications.

Proper noun

UTF-8

  1. (Unicode) Unicode Transformation Format-8, a variable-width encoding scheme for Unicode characters, using sequences of one to four one-byte (8-bit) code units per character, and the default encoding for numerous internet protocols and applications.

Forms of UTF-8

alternative formUTF8

Questions about UTF-8

What does UTF-8 mean?
UTF-8 means unicode Transformation Format-8, a variable-width encoding scheme for Unicode characters, using sequences of one to four one-byte (8-bit) code units per character, and the default encoding for numerous internet protocols and applications.
What part of speech is UTF-8?
UTF-8 is a proper noun.

Words near UTF-8 in the dictionary

  1. utes
  2. UTF
  3. UTF-16
  4. UTF-32
  5. UTF-7
  6. UTF-8
  7. UTF16
  8. UTF7
  9. UTF8
  10. utfangenethef
  11. utfangenthef

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Adapted from Wiktionary: UTF-8 (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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