How do I know the encoding of a file?

How do you know what encoding a file has?

In Visual Studio, you can select "File > Advanced Save Options..." The "Encoding:" combo box will tell you specifically which encoding is currently being used for the file.

How do I know if my file is UTF 16 or UTF-8?

There are a few options you can use: check the content-type to see if it includes a charset parameter which would indicate the encoding (e.g. Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-16 ); check if the uploaded data has a BOM (the first few bytes in the file, which would map to the unicode character U+FEFF - 2 bytes for ...

How can I tell if a file is UTF-8 encoded?

Open the file in Notepad. Click 'Save As...'. In the 'Encoding:' combo box you will see the current file format. Yes, I opened the file in notepad and selected the UTF-8 format and saved it.

How do I know the encoding of a CSV file?

The evaluated encoding of the open file will display on the bottom bar, far right side. The encodings supported can be seen by going to Settings -> Preferences -> New Document/Default Directory and looking in the drop down.