Comment by zahlman
> code points, which need up to 24 bits
They need at most 21 bits. The bits may only be available in multiples of 8, but the implementation also doesn't byte-pack them into 24-bit units, so that's moot.
> code points, which need up to 24 bits
They need at most 21 bits. The bits may only be available in multiples of 8, but the implementation also doesn't byte-pack them into 24-bit units, so that's moot.