@misc{rfc7997, series = {Request for Comments}, number = 7997, howpublished = {RFC 7997}, publisher = {RFC Editor}, doi = {10.17487/RFC7997}, url = {https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7997}, author = {Heather Flanagan}, title = {{The Use of Non-ASCII Characters in RFCs}}, pagetotal = 15, year = 2016, month = dec, abstract = {In order to support the internationalization of protocols and a more diverse Internet community, the RFC Series must evolve to allow for the use of non-ASCII characters in RFCs. While English remains the required language of the Series, the encoding of future RFCs will be in UTF-8, allowing for a broader range of characters than typically used in the English language. This document describes the RFC Editor requirements and gives guidance regarding the use of non-ASCII characters in RFCs. This document updates RFC 7322. Please view this document in PDF form to see the full text.}, }