The three types of encoding TTF can use
LATIN1 is the set of ASCII characters; its glyphs are represented as chars
UTF8 is the set of "Unicode" characters; it can handle all ASCII characters as well because ASCII is a subset of Unicode
UNICODE encoding is determined by operating system; Windows handles UNICODE using UTF16, while UNIX systems use UTF8
Note: UNICODE is identical to UTF8 in some cases but uses ushorts to represent glyphs instead of using chars
The three types of encoding TTF can use LATIN1 is the set of ASCII characters; its glyphs are represented as chars UTF8 is the set of "Unicode" characters; it can handle all ASCII characters as well because ASCII is a subset of Unicode UNICODE encoding is determined by operating system; Windows handles UNICODE using UTF16, while UNIX systems use UTF8 Note: UNICODE is identical to UTF8 in some cases but uses ushorts to represent glyphs instead of using chars