What’s the difference between UTF8/UTF16 and Base64 in terms of encoding

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UTF-8 and UTF-16 are methods to encode Unicode strings to byte sequences.

See: The Absolute Minimum Every Software Developer Absolutely, Positively Must Know About Unicode and Character Sets (No Excuses!)

Base64 is a method to encode a byte sequence to a string.

So, these are widely different concepts and should not be confused.

Things to keep in mind:

  • Not every byte sequence represents an Unicode string encoded in UTF-8 or UTF-16.

  • Not every Unicode string represents a byte sequence encoded in Base64.

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