How to force ASP.NET MVC to read .cshtml files as UTF-8?

asp.net-mvc, encoding, utf-8

Solution

Try:

<system.web>
    <globalization fileEncoding="utf-8" />
</system.web>

Don't forget to save your source file in UTF-8 as well.

Problem

When rendering a view, I encounter a problem with encoding, i.e. unicode characters are displayed incorrectly. According to an answer to an unrelated question: If you experience encoding problems with the output, try saving your view .aspx files as 'Unicode UTF-8 with signature'. Indeed, my views were saved as UTF-8 without signature; saving them as UTF-8 with signature solves the problem. Is there a way to specify to ASP.NET MVC that it should use UTF-8 every time, in order to be able to use UTF-8 without signature for the newly stored views?

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