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The definition GP is using most likely refers to non-ASCII sequences that validly decode as UTF-8, because virtually every major charset in practical use has AS
by jcranmer 3y ago
The definition GP is using most likely refers to non-ASCII sequences that validly decode as UTF-8, because virtually every major charset in practical use has ASCII as a subset.
- layer8 3y agoASCII (or ISO646) has local variants [0] that replace certain characters, like $ with £, or \ with ¥. The latter is still in use in Japan. That’s why "ASCII" is sometimes clarified as "US-ASCII". [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASCII#7-bit_codes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASCII#7-bit_codes