Five boxes show bytes 00 FF E8 8C B6 at offsets 0–4. A bracket groups the last three as UTF-8 茶; STRLEN is 5.

Redis strings store bytes without a fixed schema

A Redis string is one binary-safe byte sequence attached to a key. It can hold text, a serialized document, or a decimal counter. This is a public data type, not a claim that every Redis structure is implemented by assembling strings. Hashes, lists, and other types have their own commands, representations, and update rules. ...

January 28, 2027 · 6 min · XB Field Notes