# TEXTOUTPUTFILEFORMAT System Variable [GstarCAD 2021](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2021/Index.md) → [System Variables](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2021/System%20Variables/(System%20Variables).md) → [T](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2021/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--4de4dfb3ea37.md) · [GstarCAD 2017](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2017/System%20Variables/T/TEXTOUTPUTFILEFORMAT%20System%20Variable--4de4dfb3ea37.md) · [GstarCAD 2018](../../../2018/System%20Variables/T/TEXTOUTPUTFILEFORMAT%20System%20Variable--4de4dfb3ea37.md) · [GstarCAD 2019](../../../2019/System%20Variables/T/TEXTOUTPUTFILEFORMAT%20System%20Variable--4de4dfb3ea37.md) · [GstarCAD 2020](../../../2020/System%20Variables/T/TEXTOUTPUTFILEFORMAT%20System%20Variable--4de4dfb3ea37.md) · [GstarCAD 2022](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2022/System%20Variables/T/TEXTOUTPUTFILEFORMAT%20System%20Variable--4de4dfb3ea37.md)