encoding problems on rails javascript files

Question

I've a rails application, with some javascripts (written in UTF-8). One of the javascripts contains non ANSI characters like à. When the javascript is compiled (one javascript is created from many of them), this characters are wrongly written.

For example, ó becomes Ã³

I know that there must be a problem of encodings, but I don't know how to resolve it. Is somehow to tell rails that my javascripts are UFT-8? I've tried to add <%# encoding: utf-8 %> to the js file, but its not working.

THanks

Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 11:43:18Z

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I'll borrow @Kodak answer (and emphatize it just a little bit):

try renaming it to js.erb and placing <%# encoding: utf-8 %> at the top

This thread can be found here, with some more information. Hope it helps!

Encoding error in JavaScript asset in Rails

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Mateu Over a year ago

As posted in my question I've tried to add <%# encoding: utf-8 %> to the js file, but its not working.

Alex Falke Over a year ago

But does the file have a .erb extension?

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