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info:

  * Handling character encodings in HTML and CSS (tutorial)
      W3C [jan 2016]
      https://www.w3.org/International/tutorials/tutorial-char-enc/
      and all files links to from there :)

  * The Absolute Minimum Every Software Developer Absolutely, Positively Must Know About Unicode and Character Sets (No Excuses!)  
      Joel Spolsky [oct 2003]
      Yes it's 2003. 
      This is still The Word, every True Developer knows this one.
      https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2003/10/08/the-absolute-minimum-every-software-developer-absolutely-positively-must-know-about-unicode-and-character-sets-no-excuses/


  * Normalization in HTML and CSS
      What are normalization forms, and why do I need to know about them when creating HTML and CSS content?
      Find out here.
      W3C [feb 2016]
      https://www.w3.org/International/questions/qa-html-css-normalization

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tools

  * Check internationalization (i18n) info in a web document
      https://validator.w3.org/i18n-checker/

  * Checking HTTP Headers
      W3C [mar 2016]
      https://www.w3.org/International/questions/qa-headers-charset.en

  * Check server http header output
	  Firefox Developer Tools ->
  		 Network tab -> Click on the item you wish to examine the headers for
      https://stackoverflow.com/questions/33974595/in-firefox-how-do-i-see-http-request-headers-where-in-web-console
      https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Tools
      
  * See the meta tags:
      Page Info (right-click on the page, View Page Info)
		(you will also see the "Text Encoding" there, whcih is coming
           from the server header.)
      https://stackoverflow.com/questions/33974595/in-firefox-how-do-i-see-http-request-headers-where-in-web-console


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