Use UTF-8 in .NET windows application

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Unicode characters not showing in System.Windows.Forms.TextBox

I'm trying to render international languages within a textbox inside my .net windows application but it's not showing the characters properly.

I can't seem to find the setting to change the character encoding to UTF-8, can someone point me in the right direction? Thanks :)

check this one: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/420659/unicode-characters-not-showing-in-system-windows-forms-textbox — Davide Piras, Sep 21 '11 at 13:25
Ok, so the answer marked on that link was to change to a Rich Text Box. Even though a "TextBox" should display System.String values which are apparently UTF-16 by default, the different language characters will only render properly in a **Rich**TextBox? Is this true? — proggrock, Sep 21 '11 at 13:50

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 21 '11 at 13:24

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System.String in .NET is already Unicode (UTF-16) encoded. MSDN states: "A string is a sequential collection of Unicode characters that is used to represent text."

answered Sep 21 '11 at 13:24

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UTF-16 encoded. But close enough. – Joel Rondeau Sep 21 '11 at 13:27
So it should just work. I need to look at something else maybe? The installed fonts? – proggrock Sep 21 '11 at 13:56

Use UTF-8 in .NET windows application

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