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# I18N_MULTIBYTETOUTF8

This Windows-only function converts a string from its multibyte representation in the operating system's default encoding to the UTF-8 representation of the string.

Note: The input encoding is the system default Windows ANSI code page.

For more information, see Internationalizing Code.

## Syntax

UTF8_String = I18N_MULTIBYTETOUTF8(Multibyte_String)

## Return Value

Returns a UTF-8 representation of a multibyte string.

## Argument

### Multibyte_String

The multibyte string to be converted.

## Properties

none

## Version History

8.1 | Introduced

## See Also

I18N_MULTIBYTETOWIDECHAR, I18N_UTF8TOMULTIBYTE, I18N_WIDECHARTOMULTIBYTE