UTF-8, a transformation format of Unicode and ISO 10646
RFC 2044, “UTF-8, a transformation format of Unicode and ISO 10646”, is an Informational document published in October 1996 by F. Yergeau. It has been obsoleted by RFC 2279 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
The Unicode Standard, version 1.1, and ISO/IEC 10646-1:1993 jointly define a 16 bit character set which encompasses most of the world's writing systems. UTF-8, the object of this memo, has the characteristic of preserving the full US-ASCII range. This memo provides information for the Internet community. This memo does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.
What “Informational” means
Published for the general information of the community. It does not define an IETF standard and carries no standards-track status.
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