# utf8 top-level constant

const utf8 = const Utf8Codec()

An instance of the default implementation of the Utf8Codec.

This instance provides a convenient access to the most common UTF-8 use cases.

Examples:

    var encoded = utf8.encode("Îñţérñåţîöñåļîžåţîờñ");
    var decoded = utf8.decode([0x62, 0x6c, 0xc3, 0xa5, 0x62, 0xc3, 0xa6,
                               0x72, 0x67, 0x72, 0xc3, 0xb8, 0x64]);

## Implementation

    const Utf8Codec utf8 = Utf8Codec()