# Whats the difference between ID3v2.3 utf-16 and iso 8859

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/whats-the-difference-between-id3v2-3-utf-16-and-iso-8859/8844
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [August 25, 2009, 4:42pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/whats-the-difference-between-id3v2-3-utf-16-and-iso-8859/8844 "2009-08-25T16:42:05Z")
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### Author: ![eboyer93](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/67e7ee/32.png) [@eboyer93](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/eboyer93)
#### Post date: [August 25, 2009, 4:42pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/whats-the-difference-between-id3v2-3-utf-16-and-iso-8859/8844/1 "2009-08-25T16:42:05Z")

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question is in the title

Also, which one is more compatible?

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### Author: ![DazBYorks](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/dazbyorks/32/4904_2.png) [@DazBYorks](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DazBYorks)
#### Post date: [August 25, 2009, 8:46pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/whats-the-difference-between-id3v2-3-utf-16-and-iso-8859/8844/2 "2009-08-25T20:46:15Z")

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Hi,

Read [This](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ID3) and [this](http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/lofiversion/index.php/t58718.html).

Daz

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### Author: ![system](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/c/ce7035d426cb755a7916793326d23b465222a407.png) [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/whats-the-difference-between-id3v2-3-utf-16-and-iso-8859/8844/3 "2026-02-09T12:21:44Z")

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