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title: External String Encodings
framework: corefoundation
role: collectionGroup
role_heading: API Collection
path: corefoundation/external-string-encodings
---

# External String Encodings

CFStringEncoding constants for encodings that may be supported by CFString.

## Overview

Overview See the CFStringEncodingExt.h header file for the most current list of external string encodings and for more details.

## Topics

### Constants

- [CFStringEncodings.macJapanese](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/macjapanese.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.macChineseTrad](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/macchinesetrad.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.macKorean](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/mackorean.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.macArabic](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/macarabic.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.macHebrew](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/machebrew.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.macGreek](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/macgreek.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.macCyrillic](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/maccyrillic.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.macDevanagari](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/macdevanagari.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.macGurmukhi](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/macgurmukhi.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.macGujarati](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/macgujarati.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.macOriya](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/macoriya.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.macBengali](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/macbengali.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.macTamil](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/mactamil.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.macTelugu](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/mactelugu.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.macKannada](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/mackannada.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.macMalayalam](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/macmalayalam.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.macSinhalese](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/macsinhalese.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.macBurmese](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/macburmese.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.macKhmer](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/mackhmer.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.macThai](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/macthai.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.macLaotian](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/maclaotian.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.macGeorgian](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/macgeorgian.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.macArmenian](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/macarmenian.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.macChineseSimp](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/macchinesesimp.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.macTibetan](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/mactibetan.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.macMongolian](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/macmongolian.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.macEthiopic](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/macethiopic.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.macCentralEurRoman](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/maccentraleurroman.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.macVietnamese](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/macvietnamese.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.macExtArabic](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/macextarabic.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.macSymbol](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/macsymbol.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.macDingbats](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/macdingbats.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.macTurkish](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/macturkish.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.macCroatian](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/maccroatian.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.macIcelandic](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/macicelandic.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.macRomanian](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/macromanian.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.macCeltic](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/macceltic.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.macGaelic](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/macgaelic.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.macFarsi](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/macfarsi.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.macUkrainian](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/macukrainian.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.macInuit](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/macinuit.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.macVT100](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/macvt100.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.macHFS](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/machfs.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.isoLatin2](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/isolatin2.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.isoLatin3](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/isolatin3.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.isoLatin4](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/isolatin4.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.isoLatinCyrillic](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/isolatincyrillic.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.isoLatinArabic](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/isolatinarabic.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.isoLatinGreek](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/isolatingreek.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.isoLatinHebrew](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/isolatinhebrew.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.isoLatin5](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/isolatin5.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.isoLatin6](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/isolatin6.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.isoLatinThai](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/isolatinthai.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.isoLatin7](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/isolatin7.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.isoLatin8](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/isolatin8.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.isoLatin9](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/isolatin9.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.isoLatin10](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/isolatin10.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.dosLatinUS](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/doslatinus.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.dosGreek](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/dosgreek.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.dosBalticRim](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/dosbalticrim.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.dosLatin1](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/doslatin1.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.dosGreek1](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/dosgreek1.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.dosLatin2](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/doslatin2.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.dosCyrillic](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/doscyrillic.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.dosTurkish](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/dosturkish.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.dosPortuguese](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/dosportuguese.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.dosIcelandic](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/dosicelandic.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.dosHebrew](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/doshebrew.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.dosCanadianFrench](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/doscanadianfrench.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.dosArabic](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/dosarabic.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.dosNordic](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/dosnordic.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.dosRussian](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/dosrussian.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.dosGreek2](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/dosgreek2.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.dosThai](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/dosthai.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.dosJapanese](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/dosjapanese.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.dosChineseSimplif](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/doschinesesimplif.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.dosKorean](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/doskorean.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.dosChineseTrad](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/doschinesetrad.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.windowsLatin2](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/windowslatin2.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.windowsCyrillic](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/windowscyrillic.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.windowsGreek](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/windowsgreek.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.windowsLatin5](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/windowslatin5.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.windowsHebrew](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/windowshebrew.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.windowsArabic](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/windowsarabic.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.windowsBalticRim](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/windowsbalticrim.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.windowsVietnamese](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/windowsvietnamese.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.windowsKoreanJohab](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/windowskoreanjohab.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.ANSEL](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/ansel.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.JIS_X0201_76](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/jis_x0201_76.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.JIS_X0208_83](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/jis_x0208_83.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.JIS_X0208_90](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/jis_x0208_90.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.JIS_X0212_90](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/jis_x0212_90.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.JIS_C6226_78](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/jis_c6226_78.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.shiftJIS_X0213](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/shiftjis_x0213.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.shiftJIS_X0213_MenKuTen](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/shiftjis_x0213_menkuten.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.GB_2312_80](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/gb_2312_80.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.GBK_95](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/gbk_95.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.GB_18030_2000](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/gb_18030_2000.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.KSC_5601_87](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/ksc_5601_87.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.ksc_5601_92_Johab](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/ksc_5601_92_johab.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.CNS_11643_92_P1](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/cns_11643_92_p1.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.CNS_11643_92_P2](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/cns_11643_92_p2.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.CNS_11643_92_P3](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/cns_11643_92_p3.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.ISO_2022_JP](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/iso_2022_jp.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.ISO_2022_JP_2](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/iso_2022_jp_2.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.ISO_2022_JP_1](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/iso_2022_jp_1.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.ISO_2022_JP_3](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/iso_2022_jp_3.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.ISO_2022_CN](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/iso_2022_cn.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.ISO_2022_CN_EXT](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/iso_2022_cn_ext.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.ISO_2022_KR](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/iso_2022_kr.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.EUC_JP](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/euc_jp.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.EUC_CN](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/euc_cn.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.EUC_TW](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/euc_tw.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.EUC_KR](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/euc_kr.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.shiftJIS](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/shiftjis.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.KOI8_R](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/koi8_r.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.big5](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/big5.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.macRomanLatin1](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/macromanlatin1.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.HZ_GB_2312](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/hz_gb_2312.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.big5_HKSCS_1999](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/big5_hkscs_1999.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.VISCII](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/viscii.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.KOI8_U](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/koi8_u.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.big5_E](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/big5_e.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.nextStepJapanese](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/nextstepjapanese.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.EBCDIC_US](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/ebcdic_us.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.EBCDIC_CP037](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/ebcdic_cp037.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.UTF7](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/utf7.md)
- [CFStringEncodings.UTF7_IMAP](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/utf7_imap.md)
- [shiftJIS_X0213_00](corefoundation/cfstringencodings/shiftjis_x0213_00.md)

## See Also

### Constants

- [String Comparison Flags](corefoundation/string-comparison-flags.md)
- [CFStringBuiltInEncodings](corefoundation/cfstringbuiltinencodings.md)
- [Invalid String Encoding Flag](corefoundation/invalid-string-encoding-flag.md)