html - what is <meta charset="utf-8">? -


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i started learning html (no coding background) , don't know means. write when start code after have no idea means. not know doctype means. happen if don't use it?

the characters reading on screen each have numerical value. in ascii format example letter 'a' 65, 'b' 66, , on. if @ table of characters available in ascii see isn't use wishes write in mandarin, arabic, or japanese. characters / words languages displayed needed system of encoding them , numbers stored in computer memory.

utf-8 1 of encoding methods invented implement requirement. let's write text in kinds of languages, french accents appear fine, text this

Бзиа збаша (bzia zbaşa), Фэсапщы, Ç'kemi, ሰላም, , right-to-left writing such السلام عليكم

if copy , paste above text notepad , try save file ansi (another format) receive warning saving in format lose of formatting. accept it, re-load text file , you'll see this

???? ????? (bzia zbasa), ???????, Ç'kemi, ???, , right-to-left writing such ?????? ?????


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