Character Encoding

0	I would like to know which charatcer encoding is used for OSM data. Is the text/strings in the "NAME" column in the POI and highway data UTF-8 or not? Thanks. character utf-8 encoding asked 20 May '11, 16:09 nevmiles 1●1●1●1 accept rate: 0%

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4	All text fields are encoded in UTF-8. Please check the details in the Wiki about API v0.6. permanent link answered 20 May '11, 16:23 Pieren 9.8k●20●83●157 accept rate: 15%

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