# json\_encode() international characters

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/json-encode-international-characters/274586>\
**Category:** programming\
**Created:** [October 31, 2008, 6:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/json-encode-international-characters/274586 "2008-10-31T18:34:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![b\_rich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/53a042/32.png) [@b\_rich](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/b_rich)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2008, 6:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/json-encode-international-characters/274586/1 "2008-10-31T18:34:42Z")

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using json\_encode() on characters like 哈哈哈哈 turns it into u00e5u0093u0088u00e5u0093u0088u00e5u0093u0088u00e5u0093u0088. I am not sure why this is happening, anyone know how to correct this? :hangover: