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UTF-8 vs ISO-8859-5 (Cyrillic)

UTF-8 vs ISO-8859-5 (Cyrillic)

UTF-8

Unicode

The dominant encoding for the web. Variable-width (1–4 bytes). Fully backwards-compatible with ASCII. The default encoding for HTML5, JSON, and most modern protocols.

IANA Name
UTF-8
Byte Width
1–4 bytes
BOM
EF BB BF
Introduced
1993

ISO-8859-5 (Cyrillic)

Legacy

ISO standard for Cyrillic script. Covers Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Macedonian, and other languages. Largely replaced by KOI8-R in Russia and by UTF-8 globally.

IANA Name
ISO-8859-5
Byte Width
1–1 bytes
Introduced
1988

ISO-8859-5 (Cyrillic) Character Set (256 characters)

All characters supported by ISO-8859-5 (Cyrillic), with their UTF-8 bytes for comparison. Characters not in the table are supported by Unicode but not ISO-8859-5 (Cyrillic).

Char Codepoint Name ISO-8859-5 (Cyrillic) UTF-8
U+0000 00 00
U+0001 01 01
U+0002 02 02
U+0003 03 03
U+0004 04 04
U+0005 05 05
U+0006 06 06
U+0007 07 07
U+0008 08 08
U+0009 09 09
U+000A 0A 0A
U+000B 0B 0B
U+000C 0C 0C
U+000D 0D 0D
U+000E 0E 0E
U+000F 0F 0F
U+0010 10 10
U+0011 11 11
U+0012 12 12
U+0013 13 13
U+0014 14 14
U+0015 15 15
U+0016 16 16
U+0017 17 17
U+0018 18 18
U+0019 19 19
U+001A 1A 1A
U+001B 1B 1B
U+001C 1C 1C
U+001D 1D 1D
U+001E 1E 1E
U+001F 1F 1F
U+0020 SPACE 20 20
! U+0021 EXCLAMATION MARK 21 21
" U+0022 QUOTATION MARK 22 22
# U+0023 NUMBER SIGN 23 23
$ U+0024 DOLLAR SIGN 24 24
% U+0025 PERCENT SIGN 25 25
& U+0026 AMPERSAND 26 26
' U+0027 APOSTROPHE 27 27
( U+0028 LEFT PARENTHESIS 28 28
) U+0029 RIGHT PARENTHESIS 29 29
* U+002A ASTERISK 2A 2A
+ U+002B PLUS SIGN 2B 2B
, U+002C COMMA 2C 2C
- U+002D HYPHEN-MINUS 2D 2D
. U+002E FULL STOP 2E 2E
/ U+002F SOLIDUS 2F 2F
0 U+0030 DIGIT ZERO 30 30
1 U+0031 DIGIT ONE 31 31
2 U+0032 DIGIT TWO 32 32
3 U+0033 DIGIT THREE 33 33
4 U+0034 DIGIT FOUR 34 34
5 U+0035 DIGIT FIVE 35 35
6 U+0036 DIGIT SIX 36 36
7 U+0037 DIGIT SEVEN 37 37
8 U+0038 DIGIT EIGHT 38 38
9 U+0039 DIGIT NINE 39 39
: U+003A COLON 3A 3A
; U+003B SEMICOLON 3B 3B
< U+003C LESS-THAN SIGN 3C 3C
= U+003D EQUALS SIGN 3D 3D
> U+003E GREATER-THAN SIGN 3E 3E
? U+003F QUESTION MARK 3F 3F
@ U+0040 COMMERCIAL AT 40 40
A U+0041 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER A 41 41
B U+0042 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER B 42 42
C U+0043 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER C 43 43
D U+0044 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER D 44 44
E U+0045 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER E 45 45
F U+0046 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER F 46 46
G U+0047 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER G 47 47
H U+0048 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER H 48 48
I U+0049 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER I 49 49
J U+004A LATIN CAPITAL LETTER J 4A 4A
K U+004B LATIN CAPITAL LETTER K 4B 4B
L U+004C LATIN CAPITAL LETTER L 4C 4C
M U+004D LATIN CAPITAL LETTER M 4D 4D
N U+004E LATIN CAPITAL LETTER N 4E 4E
O U+004F LATIN CAPITAL LETTER O 4F 4F
P U+0050 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER P 50 50
Q U+0051 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER Q 51 51
R U+0052 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER R 52 52
S U+0053 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER S 53 53
T U+0054 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER T 54 54
U U+0055 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER U 55 55
V U+0056 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER V 56 56
W U+0057 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER W 57 57
X U+0058 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER X 58 58
Y U+0059 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER Y 59 59
Z U+005A LATIN CAPITAL LETTER Z 5A 5A
[ U+005B LEFT SQUARE BRACKET 5B 5B
\ U+005C REVERSE SOLIDUS 5C 5C
] U+005D RIGHT SQUARE BRACKET 5D 5D
^ U+005E CIRCUMFLEX ACCENT 5E 5E
_ U+005F LOW LINE 5F 5F
` U+0060 GRAVE ACCENT 60 60
a U+0061 LATIN SMALL LETTER A 61 61
b U+0062 LATIN SMALL LETTER B 62 62
c U+0063 LATIN SMALL LETTER C 63 63
d U+0064 LATIN SMALL LETTER D 64 64
e U+0065 LATIN SMALL LETTER E 65 65
f U+0066 LATIN SMALL LETTER F 66 66
g U+0067 LATIN SMALL LETTER G 67 67
h U+0068 LATIN SMALL LETTER H 68 68
i U+0069 LATIN SMALL LETTER I 69 69
j U+006A LATIN SMALL LETTER J 6A 6A
k U+006B LATIN SMALL LETTER K 6B 6B
l U+006C LATIN SMALL LETTER L 6C 6C
m U+006D LATIN SMALL LETTER M 6D 6D
n U+006E LATIN SMALL LETTER N 6E 6E
o U+006F LATIN SMALL LETTER O 6F 6F
p U+0070 LATIN SMALL LETTER P 70 70
q U+0071 LATIN SMALL LETTER Q 71 71
r U+0072 LATIN SMALL LETTER R 72 72
s U+0073 LATIN SMALL LETTER S 73 73
t U+0074 LATIN SMALL LETTER T 74 74
u U+0075 LATIN SMALL LETTER U 75 75
v U+0076 LATIN SMALL LETTER V 76 76
w U+0077 LATIN SMALL LETTER W 77 77
x U+0078 LATIN SMALL LETTER X 78 78
y U+0079 LATIN SMALL LETTER Y 79 79
z U+007A LATIN SMALL LETTER Z 7A 7A
{ U+007B LEFT CURLY BRACKET 7B 7B
| U+007C VERTICAL LINE 7C 7C
} U+007D RIGHT CURLY BRACKET 7D 7D
~ U+007E TILDE 7E 7E
U+007F 7F 7F
U+0080 80 C2 80
U+0081 81 C2 81
U+0082 82 C2 82
U+0083 83 C2 83
U+0084 84 C2 84
U+0085 85 C2 85
U+0086 86 C2 86
U+0087 87 C2 87
U+0088 88 C2 88
U+0089 89 C2 89
U+008A 8A C2 8A
U+008B 8B C2 8B
U+008C 8C C2 8C
U+008D 8D C2 8D
U+008E 8E C2 8E
U+008F 8F C2 8F
U+0090 90 C2 90
U+0091 91 C2 91
U+0092 92 C2 92
U+0093 93 C2 93
U+0094 94 C2 94
U+0095 95 C2 95
U+0096 96 C2 96
U+0097 97 C2 97
U+0098 98 C2 98
U+0099 99 C2 99
U+009A 9A C2 9A
U+009B 9B C2 9B
U+009C 9C C2 9C
U+009D 9D C2 9D
U+009E 9E C2 9E
U+009F 9F C2 9F
  U+00A0 NO-BREAK SPACE A0 C2 A0
Ё U+0401 CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER IO A1 D0 81
Ђ U+0402 CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER DJE A2 D0 82
Ѓ U+0403 CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER GJE A3 D0 83
Є U+0404 CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER UKRAINIAN IE A4 D0 84
Ѕ U+0405 CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER DZE A5 D0 85
І U+0406 CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER BYELORUSSIAN-UKRAINIAN I A6 D0 86
Ї U+0407 CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER YI A7 D0 87
Ј U+0408 CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER JE A8 D0 88
Љ U+0409 CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER LJE A9 D0 89
Њ U+040A CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER NJE AA D0 8A
Ћ U+040B CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER TSHE AB D0 8B
Ќ U+040C CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER KJE AC D0 8C
­ U+00AD SOFT HYPHEN AD C2 AD
Ў U+040E CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER SHORT U AE D0 8E
Џ U+040F CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER DZHE AF D0 8F
А U+0410 CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER A B0 D0 90
Б U+0411 CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER BE B1 D0 91
В U+0412 CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER VE B2 D0 92
Г U+0413 CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER GHE B3 D0 93
Д U+0414 CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER DE B4 D0 94
Е U+0415 CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER IE B5 D0 95
Ж U+0416 CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER ZHE B6 D0 96
З U+0417 CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER ZE B7 D0 97
И U+0418 CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER I B8 D0 98
Й U+0419 CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER SHORT I B9 D0 99
К U+041A CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER KA BA D0 9A
Л U+041B CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER EL BB D0 9B
М U+041C CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER EM BC D0 9C
Н U+041D CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER EN BD D0 9D
О U+041E CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER O BE D0 9E
П U+041F CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER PE BF D0 9F
Р U+0420 CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER ER C0 D0 A0
С U+0421 CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER ES C1 D0 A1
Т U+0422 CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER TE C2 D0 A2
У U+0423 CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER U C3 D0 A3
Ф U+0424 CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER EF C4 D0 A4
Х U+0425 CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER HA C5 D0 A5
Ц U+0426 CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER TSE C6 D0 A6
Ч U+0427 CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER CHE C7 D0 A7
Ш U+0428 CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER SHA C8 D0 A8
Щ U+0429 CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER SHCHA C9 D0 A9
Ъ U+042A CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER HARD SIGN CA D0 AA
Ы U+042B CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER YERU CB D0 AB
Ь U+042C CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER SOFT SIGN CC D0 AC
Э U+042D CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER E CD D0 AD
Ю U+042E CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER YU CE D0 AE
Я U+042F CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER YA CF D0 AF
а U+0430 CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER A D0 D0 B0
б U+0431 CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER BE D1 D0 B1
в U+0432 CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER VE D2 D0 B2
г U+0433 CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER GHE D3 D0 B3
д U+0434 CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER DE D4 D0 B4
е U+0435 CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER IE D5 D0 B5
ж U+0436 CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER ZHE D6 D0 B6
з U+0437 CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER ZE D7 D0 B7
и U+0438 CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER I D8 D0 B8
й U+0439 CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER SHORT I D9 D0 B9
к U+043A CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER KA DA D0 BA
л U+043B CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER EL DB D0 BB
м U+043C CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER EM DC D0 BC
н U+043D CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER EN DD D0 BD
о U+043E CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER O DE D0 BE
п U+043F CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER PE DF D0 BF
р U+0440 CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER ER E0 D1 80
с U+0441 CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER ES E1 D1 81
т U+0442 CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER TE E2 D1 82
у U+0443 CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER U E3 D1 83
ф U+0444 CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER EF E4 D1 84
х U+0445 CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER HA E5 D1 85
ц U+0446 CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER TSE E6 D1 86
ч U+0447 CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER CHE E7 D1 87
ш U+0448 CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER SHA E8 D1 88
щ U+0449 CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER SHCHA E9 D1 89
ъ U+044A CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER HARD SIGN EA D1 8A
ы U+044B CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER YERU EB D1 8B
ь U+044C CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER SOFT SIGN EC D1 8C
э U+044D CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER E ED D1 8D
ю U+044E CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER YU EE D1 8E
я U+044F CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER YA EF D1 8F
№ U+2116 NUMERO SIGN F0 E2 84 96
ё U+0451 CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER IO F1 D1 91
ђ U+0452 CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER DJE F2 D1 92
ѓ U+0453 CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER GJE F3 D1 93
є U+0454 CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER UKRAINIAN IE F4 D1 94
ѕ U+0455 CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER DZE F5 D1 95
і U+0456 CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER BYELORUSSIAN-UKRAINIAN I F6 D1 96
ї U+0457 CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER YI F7 D1 97
ј U+0458 CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER JE F8 D1 98
љ U+0459 CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER LJE F9 D1 99
њ U+045A CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER NJE FA D1 9A
ћ U+045B CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER TSHE FB D1 9B
ќ U+045C CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER KJE FC D1 9C
§ U+00A7 SECTION SIGN FD C2 A7
ў U+045E CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER SHORT U FE D1 9E
џ U+045F CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER DZHE FF D1 9F
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