# Utf 8 or something else?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/utf-8-or-something-else/148281>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [September 11, 2008, 9:31am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/utf-8-or-something-else/148281 "2008-09-11T09:31:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![blueshadow](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/ed655f/32.png) [@blueshadow](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/blueshadow)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2008, 9:31am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/utf-8-or-something-else/148281/1 "2008-09-11T09:31:53Z")

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Hello!  
If i perform the search with Cyrillic letters  
i’m getting this params.

```auto
--- !map:HashWithIndifferentAccess
<b>search: !binary |
  0YHQsNGa0LTRgdGZ0Zo=?</b>
authenticity_token: ada7888510dacc744af93f6a5f3d058d942a5522
action: search
method: post
controller: jobs

```

else is ok.

Everything in my database (results from db are displayed properly) and  
my text editor is set on utf8!  
Help please!

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**Author:** ![blueshadow](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/ed655f/32.png) [@blueshadow](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/blueshadow)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2008, 11:55pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/utf-8-or-something-else/148281/2 "2008-09-12T23:55:46Z")

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where is $KCODE variable in rails?