$ mysql
> SHOW VARIABLES;
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[mysqld]
...
init_connect="SET collation_connection = utf8_general_ci"
init_connect="SET NAMES utf8"

default-character-set = utf8
character-set-server = utf8
collation-server = utf8_general_ci

[client]
default-character-set = utf8

[mysqldump]
...
default-character-set = utf8