# Redisplaying characters in a form error

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/redisplaying-characters-in-a-form-error/282733
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [February 25, 2009, 8:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/redisplaying-characters-in-a-form-error/282733 "2009-02-25T20:00:39Z")
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### Author: ![imagined](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a87d85/32.png) [@imagined](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/imagined)
#### Post date: [February 25, 2009, 8:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/redisplaying-characters-in-a-form-error/282733/1 "2009-02-25T20:00:39Z")

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I coded a form that redisplays what the user inputted if there has been an error (ex. leaving a required field blank). but when the user enters quotes when it gets redisplayed it shows some triangles with question marks. �com� what is causing it and how can i fix it?

im using

```auto
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />

```