= Unicode =

'''Question/Problem''': Are you having problems with character encodings?

'''Answer/Fix''': Try using Unicode/UTF-8.

== Commandline programs ==
Localized characters doesn't display correctly in irssi, nano etc (they are replaced with question marks, squares or something similar.)

'''Solution:'''

Write this command at the shell prompt (you don't need to do this if you already choose UTF-8 in the shell setup):

{{{
echo 'export LC_ALL="en_US.UTF-8"' >> ~/.profile}}}
Next time you log in your shell will be in unicode.

For irssi, see [[FAQ/IrssiCharset]].

== Problem #2 - Webpages ==

Characters in webpages doesn't display correctly.

'''Solution:'''

Save the webpages in UTF-8 from your text-editor. Then create a new file named .htaccess in the same directory as your webpages (public_html) with the following content:

{{{
AddDefaultCharset UTF-8}}}

== See Also ==

 * [[FAQ/IrssiCharset|UTF in irssi]]

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