Convert text between different character encodings
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Examples:
UTF-8 to GBK: Hello世界 (UTF-8) → Hello世界 (GBK encoding)
GBK to UTF-8: 你好 (GBK) → 你好 (UTF-8)
Big5 to UTF-8: 繁體中文 (Big5) → 繁體中文 (UTF-8)
What is Character Encoding?
Character encoding is a system that maps characters to binary numbers so computers can store and process text.
Different regions and systems use different encodings, which can cause compatibility issues when transferring text between systems.
Common Encodings Supported
UTF-8: Universal encoding supporting all languages (recommended for modern systems)
GBK / GB18030: Simplified Chinese encoding used in mainland China
Big5: Traditional Chinese encoding for Taiwan and Hong Kong
Shift-JIS: Japanese encoding widely used in Japan
EUC-KR: Korean encoding standard
Windows-1252: Western European encoding (Windows default)
ISO-8859-1 (Latin-1): Legacy Western European encoding
When Do You Need Encoding Conversion?
Migrating databases from legacy systems to modern UTF-8 systems
Processing CSV files exported from Excel with Chinese/Japanese characters
Converting old website content to UTF-8
Fixing encoding issues in email systems
Preparing text for different platforms or applications