Title: UTF-8, a transformation format of ISO 10646
Author(s): F. Yergeau.
Status: DRAFT STANDARD
Date: Jan 1998
Length: 21634
Obsoletes: RFC2044
Obsoleted by: RFC3629
ISO/IEC 10646-1 defines a multi-octet character set called the Universal Character Set (UCS) which encompasses most of the world's writing systems. Multi-octet characters, however, are not compatible with many current applications and protocols, and this has led to the development of a few so-called UCS transformation formats (UTF), each with different characteristics. UTF-8, the object of this memo, has the characteristic of preserving the full US-ASCII range, providing compatibility with file systems, parsers and other software that rely on US-ASCII values but are transparent to other values. This memo updates and replaces RFC2044, in particular addressing the question of versions of the relevant standards.
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