| ASCII (get) | Returns a shared ASCIIEncoding object. |
| BigEndianUnicode (get) | Returns a UnicodeEncoding object that encodes using BigEndian byte ordering. |
| Default (get) | Returns the default ANSI Encoding for the system. |
| Unicode (get) | Returns a UnicodeEncoding object that encodes using LittleEndian byte ordering. |
| UTF7 (get) | Returns a shared UTF7Encoding object. |
| UTF8 (get) | Returns a shared UTF8Encoding object. |
| Convert | Converts a set of bytes from one encoding to another encoding. |
| GetEncoding | Returns an encoding for a specified codepage. |
| GetEncodings | Returns a list of minimal information about each encoding. |