How to Setup MySQL and Connector/J (JDBC) Connection to Use the utf8mb4 Character Set (Emoji) ? (Doc ID 2237984.1)

Last updated on MARCH 23, 2017

Applies to:

MySQL Server - Version 5.5 and later
MySQL Connectors - Version 5.1 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Goal

Learn how to set the character set and JDBC connection string to use utf8mb4.

Solution

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