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UTF-8 Mojibake Repair Preview

Preview one explicit UTF-8/Windows-1252 byte reinterpretation while retaining the original text.

✓ Browser-local processing
Processed in this tab. Up to 100,000 characters unless this tool states a smaller limit.

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How to use UTF-8 Mojibake Repair Preview

Investigate a common encoding mix-up using a reversible, named transformation. This does not guess the original charset or automatically rewrite an uploaded file.

  1. Enter input.
  2. Choose the settings for utf-8 mojibake repair preview, then run the tool.
  3. Review the result and any limitations before copying or downloading it.

Good to know

  • 50,000 characters and one selected transform. Unsupported mappings and invalid UTF-8 are rejected.
  • No broad automatic repair, charset detection or recovery of information already replaced by U+FFFD. Some valid source text may be intentionally transformed; the original remains in the report.
  • Processing is local. Output is limited to 1,000,000 text characters unless a stricter file limit is stated.

Common questions

Does a plausible result prove the original encoding?

No. It only demonstrates this exact byte transformation. Compare it with a trusted original.

Is this input sent to a server?

No. The application processes this input inside your browser tab and does not save it to persistent storage.

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