How to add Chinese characters to navicat type

Navicat allows adding Chinese characters, providing three character types: Unicode (UTF-8): the default encoding standard, supporting most language characters. GBK: Simplified Chinese encoding standard, compatible with Unicode, but has narrow coverage. Big5: Traditional Chinese encoding standard, incompatible with Unicode, which may cause character display problems. Depending on the language requirements for storing data, it is recommended to use Unicode (UTF-8) to ensure character integrity and compatibility.

Types of adding Chinese characters in Navicat

When adding Chinese characters in Navicat, you can choose the following types:

1. Unicode (UTF-8)

Unicode (UTF-8) is a commonly used character encoding standard that allows the representation of most of the world's written languages characters in . Navicat uses Unicode (UTF-8) encoding by default.

2. GBK (Simplified Chinese)

GBK is a character encoding standard widely used in Simplified Chinese. It is Unicode compatible, but has narrower coverage.

3. Big5 (Traditional Chinese)

Big5 is a character encoding standard used in Traditional Chinese. It is not Unicode compatible and may cause some characters to not display correctly.

How to choose the character type?

To select a character type, follow these steps:

1. In Navicat, right-click the database or table.
2. Select the "Properties" option.
3. In the "General" tab, find the "Character Set" field.
4. Select the desired character type from the drop-down menu.

Note:

• For databases that store multilingual data, it is recommended to use the Unicode (UTF-8) character type.
• If you need to interact with legacy applications or systems that use different character sets, you can choose GBK or Big5 accordingly.

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