# Decoding utf-8 on rails

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/decoding-utf-8-on-rails/170883>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [June 24, 2009, 1:01am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/decoding-utf-8-on-rails/170883 "2009-06-24T01:01:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![twittwit](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/8c91f0/32.png) [@twittwit](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/twittwit)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2009, 1:01am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/decoding-utf-8-on-rails/170883/1 "2009-06-24T01:01:11Z")

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hello,

i tried using html\_helpers and it doesn’t seems to work properly on my  
pdf.prawn( prawnto)

does anybody know other way to decode utf-8 string in rails?

cheers  
bryan

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**Author:** ![twittwit](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/8c91f0/32.png) [@twittwit](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/twittwit)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2009, 1:01am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/decoding-utf-8-on-rails/170883/2 "2009-06-24T01:01:46Z")

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On Jun 24, 12:55 am, twittwit [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> hello,
> 
> i tried using html\_helpers and it doesn’t seems to work properly on my  
> pdf.prawn( prawnto)
> 
> does anybody know other way to decode utf-8 string in rails?
> 
> cheers  
> bryan

pardon. i just realised it works. thanks