CharacterEncoding
is an option for input and output functions which specifies what raw character encoding should be used.
Details
- The typical default is CharacterEncoding:>$CharacterEncoding .
- The possible settings for CharacterEncoding are the same as for $CharacterEncoding .
- $CharacterEncodings gives a list of all installed character encodings.
Examples
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Related Workflows
- Handle Character Encoding Issues in Imported Text
History
Introduced in 1996 (3.0) | Updated in 2007 (6.0)
Text
Wolfram Research (1996), CharacterEncoding, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/CharacterEncoding.html (updated 2007).
CMS
Wolfram Language. 1996. "CharacterEncoding." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. Last Modified 2007. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/CharacterEncoding.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (1996). CharacterEncoding. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/CharacterEncoding.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_characterencoding, author="Wolfram Research", title="{CharacterEncoding}", year="2007", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/CharacterEncoding.html}", note=[Accessed: 27-April-2025 ]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2025_characterencoding, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={CharacterEncoding}, year={2007}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/CharacterEncoding.html}, note=[Accessed: 27-April-2025 ]}