UTF-8

variable-width encoding (into one to four bytes) and transformation format of code points for the universal character set defined by ISO/IEC 10646 and The Unicode® Standard, compatible with ASCII
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UTF-8

Summary

UTF-8 is a variable-width character encoding[1]. UTF-8 draws 22,398 Wikipedia views per month (variable_width_character_encoding category, ranking #1 of 4).[2]

Key Facts

  • UTF-8 is the creator of Rob Pike[3].
  • UTF-8 is the creator of Q1107006[4].
  • UTF-8's instance of is recorded as variable-width character encoding[5].
  • UTF-8's instance of is recorded as Extended ASCII[6].
  • UTF-8's instance of is recorded as Unicode transformation format[7].
  • UTF-8's instance of is recorded as character encoding scheme[8].
  • UTF-8's Commons category is recorded as UTF-8[9].
  • UTF-8's language of work or name is recorded as multiple languages[10].
  • UTF-8's time of discovery or invention is recorded as September 2, 1992[11].
  • UTF-8's described at URL is recorded as https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/i/7.1?topic=unicode-utf-8[12].
  • UTF-8's described at URL is recorded as https://www.unicode.org/faq/utf_bom.html#UTF8[13].
  • UTF-8's described by source is recorded as RFC 2044: UTF-8, a transformation format of Unicode and ISO 10646[14].
  • UTF-8's described by source is recorded as RFC 3629: UTF-8, a transformation format of ISO 10646[15].
  • UTF-8's described by source is recorded as RFC 2279: UTF-8, a transformation format of ISO 10646[16].
  • UTF-8's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/utf-8[17].
  • UTF-8's different from is recorded as Unicode[18].
  • UTF-8's data size is recorded as {'amount': '+8'}[19].
  • UTF-8's derivative work is recorded as CESU-8[20].
  • UTF-8's last update is recorded as November 2003[21].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include variable-width character encoding[5], Extended ASCII[6], Unicode transformation format[7], and character encoding scheme[8].

Why It Matters

UTF-8 draws 22,398 Wikipedia views per month (variable_width_character_encoding category, ranking #1 of 4).[2] UTF-8 has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] UTF-8 is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 14d ago · C960657 · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Lex id → UTF-8
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P8313]]: UTF-8"
  2. 14w ago · ~2026-36985-58 · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Great norwegian encyclopedia id → UTF-8
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P4342]]: UTF-8"
  3. 15w ago · Spiral6800 · 2026-06-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Data size → {'amount': '+8'}
    Instance of → variable-width character encoding, Extended ASCII, Unicode transformation format +1
    Creator → —
    Creator → Rob Pike, Q1107006
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P12521]]: UTF-8, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/294328177|UTF-8 (#294328177)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8064|ICANNWiki]] #mix'n'match"
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