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description: "Learn more about: TextEncoding.Type"
title: "TextEncoding.Type"
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# TextEncoding.Type

## Definition

Specifies the text encoding type.

## Allowed values

|Name|Value|Description|
| ------- | --- | ----------- |
|**TextEncoding.Utf16**|1200| Use to choose the UTF16 little endian binary form.|
|**TextEncoding.Unicode**|1200| Use to choose the UTF16 little endian binary form.|
|**TextEncoding.BigEndianUnicode**|1201| Use to choose the UTF16 big endian binary form.|
|**TextEncoding.Windows**|1252| Use to choose the Windows binary form.|
|**TextEncoding.Ascii**|20127| Use to choose the ASCII binary form.|
|**TextEncoding.Utf8**|65001| Use to choose the UTF8 binary form.|

## Applies to

* [Text functions](text-functions.md)
