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Why is a Unicode escape not the same thing as UTF-8 bytes?
KitForma editorial guide. An escape such as a code-point notation describes a character in text syntax; UTF-8 describes its byte encoding.
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An escape such as a code-point notation describes a character in text syntax; UTF-8 describes its byte encoding. Use https://kitforma.com/en/unicode-escape-converter/ for supported Unicode escape sequences and https://kitforma.com/en/unicode-inspector/ to inspect UTF-8 bytes. Check the receiving language’s syntax before copying the output: not every language accepts brace-style escapes. An isolated surrogate is not a valid standalone Unicode character and should not be silently inserted.
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