Windows 10 terminal encoding

Solution 1:

How can I find out the encoding of my windows 10 terminal?

If by terminal you mean a cmd shell, you can use the chcp command to display and change the code page used.

Examples

View the current code page:

chcp

Change the code page to Unicode/65001:

chcp 65001

Source chcp

Here is a full list of Code Page Identifiers. See also Code Pages.


Further Reading

  • An A-Z Index of the Windows CMD command line - An excellent reference for all things Windows cmd line related.
  • chcp - Change the active console Code Page. The default code page is determined by the Windows Locale.

Solution 2:

When you are in cmd window, make a right click on the black icon located in the top left corner then make left click on "property in menu", in the appeared windows, click on "Font" tab and try different fonts (preferably TTF, such as Lucida Console) that support your unicode characters