What character encoding is used in repl for C++?

I want to output the obelus (division sign) to the monitor. The following code should do it.


char div_sign ='\366';
cout << div_sign << endl;

This works in Visual Studio and from what I can find out it should work with any compiler. However, I do not get the correct output. The only thing I can think of is the repl does not use the OEM character set. Any suggestions to get this to work correctly in repl?
Thanks,
Doug

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Highwayman

Copy paste the character into the repl to use instead of using the character’s ascii code. Generally works. 🤷‍♂️

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DynamicSquid

I think why it's working on VS is because it automatically changes '\366' into another type... Don't take my word for it though

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SixBeeps

Unicode I believe, but follow what

@Highwayman

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