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UTF-8 (RFC 3629)

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5 sections

Official docs outline

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  1. UTF-8 definition

    Byte sequence layout for code points up to U+10FFFF.

  2. Syntax of UTF-8 byte sequences

    Well-formed sequences and invalid byte ranges.

  3. Versions of the standard

    Restrictions that forbid surrogates and code points above U+10FFFF.

  4. Byte order mark

    Use of the BOM and why UTF-8 does not need one.

  5. Security considerations

    Overlong forms and invalid sequence attacks.

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