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8/4/2020 • EN

What Actually is a String in JavaScript?

Explains how JavaScript strings are sequences of UTF-16 code units, not visible characters, covering length quirks with emojis.

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Dmitri Pavlutin

9/19/2016 • EN

Compact strings in the CLR

Explores the potential memory savings of storing strings in a more compact encoding like ASCII/Latin-1 within the .NET CLR, using real-world data from Stack Overflow.

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Matt Warren

1/20/2012 • EN

JavaScript’s internal character encoding: UCS-2 or UTF-16?

Explores whether JavaScript uses UCS-2 or UTF-16 encoding, detailing the differences and implications for handling Unicode characters.

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Mathias Bynens

Utf 16 Articles

What Actually is a String in JavaScript?

Compact strings in the CLR

JavaScript’s internal character encoding: UCS-2 or UTF-16?

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