C++ keyword: char8_t (since C++20)

Usage

• char8_t type: as the declaration of the type (since C++20)

Notes

Feature-test macro	Value	Std	Comment
__cpp_char8_t	201811L	(C++20)	char8_t
	202207L	(C++20) (DR)	char8_t compatibility and portability fix (allow initialization of (unsigned) char arrays from UTF-8 string literals)

See also

• char16_t (C++11)
• char32_t (C++11)