Title: UTF-8 issue
Last modified: September 9, 2019

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# UTF-8 issue

 *  Resolved [julien111](https://wordpress.org/support/users/julien111/)
 * (@julien111)
 * [6 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/utf-8-issue/)
 * Hi,
    I used the pluggin to export this site: [https://lotus111dotcom.wpcomstaging.com/](https://lotus111dotcom.wpcomstaging.com/)
   To that site: [https://lotus-111.com/](https://lotus-111.com/)
 * It all went almost OK, but I have issue with UTF-8 it seems.
    You’ll notice that
   many characters turn out weird, (all letters with accents) the size are not the
   same. Since the original site is hosted on wordpress.com, I cannot touch the 
   database, or I don’t know how to do. I am out of idea, and the new site does 
   need a lot of work to be readable, so as it is now, I consider the migration 
   as a failure.
 * What do you suggest I do?
    Thanks a lot in advance.
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Futf-8-issue%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Plugin Author [WebToffee](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webtoffee/)
 * (@webtoffee)
 * [6 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/utf-8-issue/#post-11948385)
 * Hi [@julien111](https://wordpress.org/support/users/julien111/),
 * We have tested the exact scenario in a local environment copying some contents
   from your site and we were able to migrate successfully without any UTF-8 issue.
 *  Thread Starter [julien111](https://wordpress.org/support/users/julien111/)
 * (@julien111)
 * [6 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/utf-8-issue/#post-11949481)
 * Thanks.
    I have used another solution and managed to achieve the result, though
   through another way. Thanks for your reply. Cheers

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 * Last reply from: [julien111](https://wordpress.org/support/users/julien111/)
 * Last activity: [6 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/utf-8-issue/#post-11949481)
 * Status: resolved