Code page 1252 (ISO character set) is the default character set. It is also known as the ISO 8859-1, Latin 1, or ANSI character set. It is compatible with the ANSI characters used by the Microsoft® Windows NT® and Microsoft Windows® operating systems.
Code page 1252 might be appropriate if you intend to use clients running Windows NT or Windows 95/98 exclusively, or if you need to maintain exact compatibility with a Microsoft SQL Server™ environment for UNIX or VMS.
ISO 8859-1 (Latin 1 or ANSI)