boxes/_posts/2024-03-13-windows-unicode-config.md

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post	Windows Unicode Configuration	2024-03-13 21:35:00 +0100

Here's a little hint on how to configure your Windows 10/11 for boxes.

Out of the box, some Windows installations are not properly configured to support Unicode in their terminals. Full UTF-8 support must sometimes be explicitly enabled.

1. Press Windows+R, type control, and press Enter in order to call up the control panel.
2. "Clock and Region" → "Region" → Administrative Tab → Change System Locale
3. Enable the checkbox "Beta: Use Unicode UTF-8 for worldwide language support". The setting for "Current system locale" does not matter.
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The above is written for Windows 10, but it should be roughly the same on Windows 11.

After that, enjoy fine Unicode display even in a regular CMD shell:

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