What is the encoding of a CSV file?

How is a CSV file encoded?

UTF-8 Encoding in Microsoft Excel (Windows) Click File in the top-left corner of your screen. Click the drop-down menu next to File format. Select CSV UTF-8 (Comma delimited) (. csv) from the drop-down menu.

What encoding is CSV Excel?

From memory, Excel uses the machine-specific ANSI encoding.

Is UTF-8 a CSV?

Read on to see why UTF-8 matters when it comes to CSV files. You might have noticed when exporting reports from Salesforce, it gives you the option for a UTF-8 encoded excel or CSV. You can also save an excel file as a UTF-8 encoded CSV when you do a "save as" operation, as well as 3 other types of CSV.

How do I UTF-8 encode a CSV file?

Follow these steps:1Navigate to File > Export To > CSV.2Under Advanced Options, select Unicode(UTF-8) option for Text Encoding.3Click Next. Enter the name of the file and click Export to save your file with the UTF-8 encoding.