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Why not? except it is same as `unsigned char` and can be larger than 8 bit

ISO/IEC 9899:2024 section 7.30

> char8_t which is an unsigned integer type used for 8-bit characters and is the same type as unsigned char;



> Why not?

Because "it supports Unicode" is not an expected use case for a non-8-bit DSP?

Do you have a link to a single one that does support it?


The exact size types are never present on platforms that don't support them.




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