Character encoding provides an encoding system for specific characters in different languages, to allow them all to exist and be handled consistently in a computer system or programming environment.
For example, in HTML we normally declare a character encoding of UTF-8, using the following line:
<meta charset="utf-8">This ensures that you can use characters from just about any human language in your HTML document, and they will display reliably.
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General knowledge
- Character encoding on W3C
- Character encoding on Wikipedia