diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
index 40de22df5..7ffdc78df 100644
--- a/.editorconfig
+++ b/.editorconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 root = true
 
 [*]
+charset = utf-8
 trim_trailing_whitespace = true
 insert_final_newline = true