Character encoding issues
Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Dec 4, 2025 by aviy009 Closed Mar 29, 2026
💡 Likely answer: A maintainer (github-actions[bot], contributor)
responded on this thread — see the highlighted reply below.
What version of Codex is running?
0.63.0
What subscription do you have?
pro
Which model were you using?
_No response_
What platform is your computer?
Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.26200.0 x64
What issue are you seeing?
Non english chrachters or converted to gibbrish
<img width="1417" height="543" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/a59c1c36-cb80-4e77-8660-6678f3f32c67" />
What steps can reproduce the bug?
Uploaded thread: 019ae884-7304-7a90-a60d-d3ac3bebf74d
What is the expected behavior?
_No response_
Additional information
seems related to:
https://github.com/openai/codex/issues/5961
https://github.com/openai/codex/issues/4131
https://github.com/openai/codex/issues/4431
https://github.com/openai/codex/issues/4004
3 Comments
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We merged an experimental fix for this in https://github.com/openai/codex/pull/7902, which you can test out by running
codex --enable powershell_utf8or addingfeatures.powershell_utf8 = trueto your config.toml.@aviy009 can you try this fix out and see if it works for you?
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