Unicode Transformation Format (UTF) is a character coding system used for digital information storage. It is a universal, standardized character encoding designed for use with different computer systems, text processing languages, and applications.
UTF is the designated standard for the representation and handling of text in computers, communications equipment, and other devices. Unicode Transformation Format is based on the best available techniques from the International Standard for Information and Communication Technology (ISO/IEC 10646-1). It is an encoding system that can represent characters of almost any language written in almost any script.
UTF is designed to facilitate the creation of text documents in the portable format and safe transfer and storage of files in either 8-bit, 16-bit, or 32-bit encoding. UTF-8, the most widely used form of UTF, uses 8-bit encoding to represent any Unicode character. This allows for an efficient and compact representation of text.
Because it is not dependent on any particular hardware or software platform, UTF is ideal for a variety of applications and file formats, including HTML, CSS, XML, PHP, and RTF. Moreover, UTF is supported by most modern operating systems and programming environments.
In addition, UTF permits the use of composite characters, or combining sequences, making it well suited for the representation of minority languages. Furthermore, with multi-byte encoding, characters can take up to 4 bytes in UTF-8, and up to 6 bytes in UTF-16, allowing for greater storage of data.
UTF is a powerful tool for encoding and transferring text data. It offers great convenience and flexibility for users, providing them with a universal representation for all the characters and symbols needed for their work.
