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by pwinnski 2424 days ago
"Never" seems an odd choice. Until somewhat recently the recommendation would have been the now-deprecated "utf8mb3" for which "utf8" is a synonym.

Until the next release, when "utf8" is updated to be a synonym for "utf8mb4", yes, use "utf8mb4" directly. At the next release, you can use "utf8" again.