Text Encoding Explained: Part 2 — UTF-8, UTF-16 and Emojis

Unicode gives every character an identity, but computers store bytes. Learn how UTF-8 and UTF-16 bridge that gap, understand code points and code units, and discover why "😀".length() returns 2 in Java.

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Text Encoding Explained: Part 1 — ASCII and Unicode

Most developers manipulate strings daily, but very few understand how text actually works underneath. This article explores ASCII, Unicode, code points, and the foundation of modern text representation.

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