UTF-8 characters in URLs

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I just stumbled upon the following article:

http://www.josscrowcroft.com/2011/code/utf-8-multibyte-characters-in-url-parameters-%E2%9C%93/

The article talks about using UTF-8 characters in URL's.

I would like to know whether it is safe to use it.

I have basically the same setup (browser + OS) as the guy who wrote the article. So I can't really test it.

So... is it safe to use UTF-8 characters in URL's?

And the bonus question: If it's safe how come not many websites use it?

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