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chrismorgan 4 days ago

That thing was occasionally called WTF-8, but not often—it was normally called “double UTF-8” (if given a name at all).

In the last few years, the name has become very popular with Simon Sapin’s definition.

LocalH 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

Say "double UTF-8" out loud ;)

jibal 4 days ago | parent | prev [-]

"if given a name at all"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mojibake

zahlman 3 days ago | parent [-]

This describes a broader concept.