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Character Encoding: GB2312

Technical information about character encoding standard GB2312

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Technical information about character encoding GB2312 is available below.

Name

General

GB2312

Detailed

GB2312 (Simplified Chinese)

MIME / IANA

GB2312

Type

1 to 2 bytes (variable-width)

Languages
Chinese
Usage

less than 0.1%

The GB2312, also known as Guojia Biaozhun, is a character encoding standard designed primarily for the Simplified Chinese language. It utilizes a variable-width, multi-byte encoding scheme.

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