Data Encoding Formats
Data must be properly encoded to traverse HTTP protocols, email gateways, and database fields without losing formatting or raising syntax errors.
Percent-Encoding vs Base64
URL percent-encoding converts reserved characters like spaces and ampersands into percent-hex sequences. Base64 encodes binary octets into safe ASCII characters for header and inline media transmission.
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