Encoding accented characters using Node.js

Question

I need a simple way to handle this :

var express = require('express');

var app = express();

app.get('/', function(req, res) {
    res.setHeader('Content-Type', 'text/plain');
    res.charset = 'utf-8';
    res.end('éàï');
})

app.listen(8080);

So far all I get is this when I request :

http://localhost:8080/ :

ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½

Edit: if I change the way I set the charset to this :

app.get('/', function(req, res) {
    res.setHeader('Content-Type', 'text/plain; charset=utf-8');
    res.end('éàï');
})

I actually get this :

���

Thanks, Max

Have you tried setting the charset with something like `Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8'? — PeterVC
– PeterVC, Commented Aug 24, 2014 at 14:29
PeterVC's suggesstion should work, IF your script is also stored as UTF-8: in what character set is your script stored? — Wrikken
– Wrikken, Commented Aug 24, 2014 at 18:18
Bim! Solved :) The code was encoded in ANSI on my Notepad++. Switching the encoding of my *.js file to 'utf-8' ALONG WITH setting the charset in the header solved the issue. I love this community. Thanks a lot. — Max
– Max, Commented Aug 24, 2014 at 18:22

Max · Accepted Answer · 2014-08-24 18:28:44Z

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So, with the help of SLaks, PeterVC and Wrikken, here is the answer :

Setting the charset in the header of the response to 'utf-8' is not enough, the *.js file also needs to be encoded in 'utf-8'.

answered Aug 24, 2014 at 18:28

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