title: What are the differences between utf8_general_ci and utf8_unicode_ci?
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  <p>I've got two options for unicode that look promising for a mysql database.</p>
  
  <pre><code>utf8_general_ci unicode (multilingual), case-insensitive
  utf8_unicode_ci unicode (multilingual), case-insensitive
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  <p>Can you please explain what is the difference between utf8_general_ci and utf8_unicode_ci? What are the effects of choosing one over the other when designing a database?</p>