---
title: NSUTF8StringEncoding
framework: foundation
role: symbol
role_heading: Global Variable
path: foundation/nsutf8stringencoding
---

# NSUTF8StringEncoding

An 8-bit representation of Unicode characters, suitable for transmission or storage by ASCII-based systems.

## Declaration

```swift
var NSUTF8StringEncoding: UInt { get }
```

## See Also

### Unicode Encodings

- [NSUTF16BigEndianStringEncoding](foundation/nsutf16bigendianstringencoding.md)
- [NSUTF16LittleEndianStringEncoding](foundation/nsutf16littleendianstringencoding.md)
- [NSUTF16StringEncoding](foundation/nsutf16stringencoding.md)
- [NSUnicodeStringEncoding](foundation/nsunicodestringencoding.md)
- [NSUTF32BigEndianStringEncoding](foundation/nsutf32bigendianstringencoding.md)
- [NSUTF32LittleEndianStringEncoding](foundation/nsutf32littleendianstringencoding.md)
- [NSUTF32StringEncoding](foundation/nsutf32stringencoding.md)