RFC 2044 · INFORMATIONAL · 1996

UTF-8, a transformation format of Unicode and ISO 10646

Overview

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.

Abstract as published in the RFC, via rfc-editor.org.

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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Relationships to other RFCs
Obsoleted by
RFC 2279
Other RFCs from 1996

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