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Hierdie gesprek is in die argief. Vra asseblief 'n nuwe vraag as jy hulp nodig het.

Web site displays as a jumble of characters. What gives?

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tabethamoe
tabethamoe
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When I try to open a website, it displays as a whole page of what looks like hindu, chinese and wingbat characters.

When I try to open a website, it displays as a whole page of what looks like hindu, chinese and wingbat characters.

Gekose oplossing

Which encoding is used on that page?

Make sure that UTF-8 is selected and not an UTF-16 encoding.

  • Firefox > Web Developer > Character Encoding
  • View > Character Encoding
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cor-el
cor-el
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Gekose oplossing

Which encoding is used on that page?

Make sure that UTF-8 is selected and not an UTF-16 encoding.

  • Firefox > Web Developer > Character Encoding
  • View > Character Encoding
tabethamoe
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Thanks cor-el. I needed to place it on UTF-16. I tried the UTF-8 but that didn't work. I switched it over to UTF-16 and it works like a charm!! Thanks for pointing me in the right direction. :)