utf8 is not really utf8 and doesn't support 4 byte characters that exist outside the BMP (you'll need the separate utf8mb4 type for that, assuming you're not ru

utf8 is not really utf8 and doesn't support 4 byte characters that exist outside the BMP (you'll need the separate utf8mb4 type for that, assuming you're not running on a legacy version that doesn't support that either).