UTF-8 characters are fully supported in Jira Align
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Summary
A customer may ask if Jira Align supports UTF-8 characters like Å Æ Ç È, which are commonly used in non-English alphabets when encountering text formatting issues.
The quick answer is: yes, both Jira Align and the Jira Connector do.
Solution
Jira Align DOES support UTF-8 characters
Jira Connector DOES support UTF-8 characters
UTF-8 is the most common character encoding method used on the internet and is the default character set for HTML5.
It includes common English characters, e.g., AaBb, numbers, and more.
Updated on March 21, 2025
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