# "\\u3042".encoding in US-ASCII script

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/u3042-encoding-in-us-ascii-script/127217>\
**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [January 26, 2008, 12:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/u3042-encoding-in-us-ascii-script/127217 "2008-01-26T12:14:11Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 26, 2008, 12:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/u3042-encoding-in-us-ascii-script/127217/1 "2008-01-26T12:14:11Z")

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US-ASCII e$B$Je(B script e$BCf$Ge(B “\u3042”.encoding e$B$,e(B  
ASCII-8BIT e$B$K$Je(B  
e$B$j$^$9!#e(B

% ./ruby -ve '# -_- coding:us-ascii -_-  
s = “\u3042”  
p s  
p s.encoding  
’  
ruby 1.9.0 (2008-01-26 revision 15237) [i686-linux]  
“\xE3\x81\x82”  
#Encoding:ASCII-8BIT