# Any function to decode utf-8 encoded text in ruby?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/any-function-to-decode-utf-8-encoded-text-in-ruby/136462>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [May 2, 2008, 11:12am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/any-function-to-decode-utf-8-encoded-text-in-ruby/136462 "2008-05-02T11:12:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![prasad](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/9de0a6/32.png) [@prasad](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/prasad)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2008, 11:12am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/any-function-to-decode-utf-8-encoded-text-in-ruby/136462/1 "2008-05-02T11:12:00Z")

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Hello All,

Is there any function to decode utf-8 encoded text in ruby??

I googled and found that Unicode::deocde should do this, but it’s not  
working??

Can anybody suggest me how to decode?

Thanks,

Prasad