# TEXTOUTPUTFILEFORMAT System Variable [GstarCAD 2017](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2017/Index.md) → [System Variables](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2017/System%20Variables/(System%20Variables).md) → [T](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2017/System%20Variables/T/(T).md) ## Function Description: The TEXTOUTPUTFILEFORMAT system variable is used to supply Unicode options for log files. | | | | --- | --- | | Type | Integer | | Saved in | Drawing | | Initial value | 0 | | Range | 0,1,2,3 | ## System Variable Value: **0:** ANSI format **1:** UTF-8(Unicode) **2:** UTF-16LE(Unicode) **3:** UTF-16BE(Unicode) --- ## Other versions with matching text [GstarCAD 2016](../../../2016/System%20Variables/T/TEXTOUTPUTFILEFORMAT%20System%20Variable.md) · [GstarCAD 2018](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2018/System%20Variables/T/TEXTOUTPUTFILEFORMAT%20System%20Variable.md) · [GstarCAD 2019](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2019/System%20Variables/T/TEXTOUTPUTFILEFORMAT%20System%20Variable.md) · [GstarCAD 2020](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2020/System%20Variables/T/TEXTOUTPUTFILEFORMAT%20System%20Variable.md) · [GstarCAD 2021](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2021/System%20Variables/T/TEXTOUTPUTFILEFORMAT%20System%20Variable.md) · [GstarCAD 2022](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2022/System%20Variables/T/TEXTOUTPUTFILEFORMAT%20System%20Variable.md)