Set Text Editor File Encoding

By Xah Lee. Date: 2022-10-09. Last updated: 2022-10-23.

Microsoft Windows 10 Notepad

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VSCode, Set File Encoding

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Vim, Set File Encoding

In vim, use one of these commands:

:set fileencoding=utf-8
:setglobal fileencoding=utf-8

Emacs, Set File Encoding

Emacs File Encoding FAQ

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