What is the significance of UTF-8?

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More specifically, is UTF-8 in HTML used to store characters in binary and provide a wide range of use for other languages or does it function the same way as ASCII when you invoke the fromCharCode attribute? I'm having a hard time understanding it because I see people write utf-8 charset, but don't really understand its purpose unless it's used for saving characters into binary.

Is your Google broken? Search for *What is UTF-8*. – Ken White Aug 11 '17 at 00:49 — Ken White, Aug 11 '17 at 00:49
That is a bit snarky - just downvote the question. – Programah Aug 11 '17 at 00:53 — Programah, Aug 11 '17 at 00:53
If you have not already, that is. – Programah Aug 11 '17 at 00:53 — Programah, Aug 11 '17 at 00:53

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utf-8 is specified so that unicode characters will not show up as gibberish on certain browsers. It isn't always required, but highly suggested.

answered Aug 11 '17 at 00:52

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