How to Change Encoding of File from ANSI to UTF-8 in Windows Notepad

To change encoding of file from ANSI to UTF-8 in Windows Notepad you can follow the below steps.

1. Open the file with Notepad.
2. Now go to File > Save as or press Control + Shift + S
   
3. Now under Encoding dropdown, select UTF-8.
   
4. Click Save (you will see a prompt file already exits! Do you want to replace it? Click Yes)

Now the file encoding will be changed to UTF-8.

File Encoding Options in Windows Notepad App

UTF-16 LE
UTF-16 BE
UTF-8
UTF-8 with BOM

This is not an AI-generated article but is demonstrated by a human on a Windows 11 PC.

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