gives the list of character encodings that can be used.


$CharacterEncodings
gives the list of character encodings that can be used.
Details

- $CharacterEncodings gives the list of possible values for $CharacterEncoding, and possible settings for CharacterEncoding.
- The value of $CharacterEncodings may vary from one computer system to another, and from one Wolfram System installation to another.
Tech Notes
Related Guides
Related Workflows
- Handle Character Encoding Issues in Imported Text
History
Text
Wolfram Research (2007), $CharacterEncodings, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$CharacterEncodings.html.
CMS
Wolfram Language. 2007. "$CharacterEncodings." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$CharacterEncodings.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (2007). $CharacterEncodings. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$CharacterEncodings.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_$characterencodings, author="Wolfram Research", title="{$CharacterEncodings}", year="2007", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$CharacterEncodings.html}", note=[Accessed: 11-August-2025]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2025_$characterencodings, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={$CharacterEncodings}, year={2007}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$CharacterEncodings.html}, note=[Accessed: 11-August-2025]}