HTML docs in unicode as opposed to ANSI?

are there any browser related issues saving a doc in Unicode

[andsieg888]

I wish to include chinese characters in some of my html pages and have found that the only way to have them properly displayed is save my HTML docs in unicode not ANSI.

Does anyone know of any problems associated with HTML docs being in unicode a opposed to ANSI?

[BlobFisk]

The two major encodings used for Chinese are Big5 and GuoBiao (GB). Big5 encodes traditional characters and is used in Hong Kong and Taiwan, while GB encodes simplified characters and is used in mainland China and Singapore.

Have a look at the Unicode.org [unicode.org] site. They give very detailed information on using Unicode as well as the character charts.

The W3C are working on ways of displaying international languages as part of CSS3: Official CSS International Layout Description Page [w3.org].

As far as I know the major browsers have no problem rendering these characters, especially in the regions native to the language.

HTH