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Setting Controls for PayPal Checkout Pages
Language Encoding Your Data
Character Encoding
Character encoding is the way a computer system represents internally the letters and symbols
of a particular character set. Computers use the internal representation to store, transmit, and
process data.
Different character encoding schemes define the number of bytes each character requires and
the pattern of on/off bits that identify a particular character. For example, single-byte encoding
schemes, such as ANSI and extended ASCII, allocate one byte for each character or symbol in
character set for Western European languages. Other encoding schemes, such as Unicode and
UTF-8, allocate several bytes for each character in their multiple-language character sets.
In your account profile, the character encoding for your default language encoding preferences
is known simply as encoding.
Your Default Language Encoding
When you sign up for a PayPal account, the system determines your default language
encoding based on your country of origin. For example, if you sign up with a French postal
address, your language encoding preferences are set as:
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Your website’s language – Western European
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Encoding – ANSI
Generally, the default language encoding preferences selected by PayPal is appropriate. In
some cases, particularly in Asian countries or with certain operating systems, your website
language and/or encoding preferences may not match those used by your website. If not, you
must set your language encoding preferences to match the language and encoding that your
website uses. Otherwise, data cannot be exchanged with PayPal.
Changing Your Default Website Language
Changing your website language changes the character set used on your website, such as
Western European, Japanese, or Russian.
1. Log in to your PayPal account at https://www.paypal.com.
The My Account Overview page opens.
2. Click the Profile subtab.
The Profile Summary page opens.
3. In the Selling Preferences column, click the Language Encoding link.
The Language Encoding page opens, as shown below.
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Merchant Setup and Administration Guide