MySQL Create Database with UTF8 Character Set

CREATE DATABASE `database_name` CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_general_ci;
GRANT ALL ON `database_name`.* TO `username`@localhost IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

Alternate option by using 'CREATE SCHEMA'

CREATE SCHEMA `database_name` CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_general_ci;
GRANT ALL ON `database_name`.* TO `username`@localhost IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;