title: UTF-8 characters in URLs
body: <p>I just stumbled upon the following article:</p>
  
  <p><a href="http://www.josscrowcroft.com/2011/code/utf-8-multibyte-characters-in-url-parameters-%E2%9C%93/">http://www.josscrowcroft.com/2011/code/utf-8-multibyte-characters-in-url-parameters-%E2%9C%93/</a></p>
  
  <p>The article talks about using UTF-8 characters in URL's.</p>
  
  <p>I would like to know whether it is safe to use it.</p>
  
  <p>I have basically the same setup (browser + OS) as the guy who wrote the article. So I can't really test it.</p>
  
  <p>So... is it safe to use UTF-8 characters in URL's?</p>
  
  <p>And the bonus question: If it's safe how come not many websites use it?</p>