The following table lists the number of bytes per character.
The given values relate to the common character sets EUC-JP and UTF8.
Character type | Character set | Number of bytes per character |
|---|---|---|
ASCII | EUC_JP | 1 |
Halfwidth katakana | EUC_JP | 2 |
JIS X 0208 kanji characters | EUC_JP | 2 |
JIS X 0212 kanji characters | EUC_JP | 3 |
ASCII | UTF8 | 1 |
Halfwidth katakana | UTF8 | 3 |
JIS X 0208 kanji characters | UTF8 | 3 |
JIS X 0212 kanji characters | UTF8 | 3 |
