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Do URLs support Unicode?
Unicode characters are forbidden as per the RFC on URLs (see here). They would have to be percent encoded to be standards compliant.
Are all URLs English?
The short answer: Web addresses are in English because the people who developed the standards for web addresses were, for the most part, English-speaking Americans.
Do all browsers support Unicode?
No browser supports all of Unicode, or is required to do so. The specifications do not require that all characters, or any specific subset thereof, will be displayed properly.
Is it okay to use Unicode characters in URLs?
Unicode characters are forbidden as per the RFC on URLs (see here ). They would have to be percent encoded to be standards compliant. My main point, though, is serving the unencoded characters for the sole purpose of having nice-looking URLs, so percent encoding is out. All major browsers seem to be parsing those URLs okay no matter what…
Are there any Unicode characters that are forbidden?
Unicode characters are forbidden as per the RFC on URLs (see here ). They would have to be percent encoded to be standards compliant. My main point, though, is serving the unencoded characters for the sole purpose of having nice-looking URLs, so percent encoding is out.
Do you have to percent encode characters in URLs?
They would have to be percent encoded to be standards compliant. My main point, though, is serving the unencoded characters for the sole purpose of having nice-looking URLs, so percent encoding is out. All major browsers seem to be parsing those URLs okay no matter what the RFC says.
Are there special characters that can work in URLs?
You will have noticed that some special characters seem to be able to slip into a URL (commas are often the culprit) while others don’t. There are a number of characters other than the standard numbers and letters you are used to that can work in URLs.