UTF-8 was standardized in 1996[1][2]. As for its use in Linux, for example Debian switched to use UTF-8 as default in Etch[3], released in 2007[4]. [1] https:/

UTF-8 was standardized in 1996[1][2]. As for its use in Linux, for example Debian switched to use UTF-8 as default in Etch[3], released in 2007[4]. [1] https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc2044 https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc2044 [2] https://www.iso.org/standard/26223.html https://www.iso.org/standard/26223.html [3] https://www.debian.org/releases/etch/amd64/release-notes/ch-whats-new.en.html#s-system-changes https://www.debian.org/releases/etch/amd64/release-notes/ch-... [4] https://wiki.debian.org/DebianEtch https://wiki.debian.org/DebianEtch