Convert between strings and rune slices:
s := "Hello日本"
runes := []rune(s) // [72 101 108 108 111 26085 26412]
fmt.Println(len(runes)) // 7 (characters)
s2 := string(runes) // back to string
Use rune slices when you need to modify individual characters or count characters accurately. The conversion copies data both ways.