# Decoding utf - 8 string

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/decoding-utf-8-string/170888>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [June 24, 2009, 1:14am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/decoding-utf-8-string/170888 "2009-06-24T01:14:38Z")\
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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, 1:14am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/decoding-utf-8-string/170888/1 "2009-06-24T01:14:38Z")

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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 ?

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, 1:28am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/decoding-utf-8-string/170888/2 "2009-06-24T01:28:04Z")

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pardon. i just realised it works. thanks