UTF-8, the byte-oriented encoding form of Unicode that is considered the web’s standard for character encoding, was designated the default charset of standard Java APIs, with the release of JDK ...

UTF Encoding. A UTF-8 character is also a Unicode character that consists of 8 bytes. A byte is a small computer unit.

New UTF-8 without BOM option A BOM is Unicode character that some text editors and program add to the beginning of a file to indicate that the contents use Unicode encoding.

Enabling UTF-8 encoding in Outlook also allows you to use non-Latin characters when typing email addresses. Enable these options in the Advanced section of the Outlook Options menu.