Characters aren't displayed correctly

Characters can be garbled if CotEditor fails to detect the file's encoding correctly. In such cases, change the character encoding as described below:

  1. Choose Format > File Encoding, and select an encoding from the list.
  2. When a dialog appears, click Reinterpret.

The behavior of each button in this dialog is as follows:

Cancel
Cancels the operation. The document is left unmodified.
Reinterpret
Reopens the file with the new encoding.
Convert
Converts the text from the current encoding to the new one.

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