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CharacterEncoding

is an option for input and output functions which specifies what raw character encoding should be used.

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CharacterEncoding

CharacterEncoding

is an option for input and output functions which specifies what raw character encoding should be used.

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Basic Examples  (2)

Specify the character encoding used by ToString:

Wolfram Language code: ToString["⊕", CharacterEncoding -> "ASCII"]
Wolfram Language code: ToString["⊕", CharacterEncoding -> "UTF8"]

Write a string to a file:

Wolfram Language code: file = CreateFile[];
Wolfram Language code: Export[file, "α=45°", "Text", CharacterEncoding -> "UTF8"]

Specify the character encoding to use by Import:

Wolfram Language code: Import[file, "Text", CharacterEncoding -> "UTF8"]

Applications  (1)

Find the full name of a character if there is one:

Wolfram Language code: fullname[c_String] := StringReplace[ToString[c, InputForm, CharacterEncoding -> "ASCII"], "\"\\[" ~~ a__ ~~ "]\"" :> a]

Full names of a few characters:

Wolfram Language code: fullname /@ {"⊕", "", "∇", ":>", "⌘", "μ", "∂"}
Wolfram Research (1996), CharacterEncoding, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/CharacterEncoding.html (updated 2007).

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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_2026_characterencoding, author="Wolfram Research", title="{CharacterEncoding}", year="2007", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/CharacterEncoding.html}", note=[Accessed: 14-November-2026]}

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@online{reference.wolfram_2026_characterencoding, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={CharacterEncoding}, year={2007}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/CharacterEncoding.html}, note=[Accessed: 14-November-2026]}