# Weird characters; using UTF-8

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/weird-characters-using-utf-8/296025>\
**Category:** programming\
**Created:** [September 8, 2009, 8:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/weird-characters-using-utf-8/296025 "2009-09-08T20:41:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![RubenDoliveira](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/rubendoliveira/32/3905_2.png) [@RubenDoliveira](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/RubenDoliveira)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2009, 8:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/weird-characters-using-utf-8/296025/1 "2009-09-08T20:41:00Z")

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�Hi everyone,

I’m building a website and although I’m using UTF-8, I’m getting strange characters on some words.

Anyone has any idea of what could be causing this?

Thanks in advance.

Kind regards.