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Console output to support Unicode

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Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
25/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
powershell

Research direction

Start by reproducing the supplied Write-Host command and compare its Unicode output in the console. Trace the relevant console encoding or setting entry point; the issue is done when the accented text and emoji render correctly without replacement characters.

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Description

build system

Is it possible to change a setting that will output to the console when building such characters?

Write-Host "Mac'IllÌosa, what 👨‍👩‍👦 is this?' 👨‍👩‍👦 😹🤗"

In the console I get this:

Mac'Ill�Oosa, what �Y'��??�Y'��??�Y'� is this?' �Y'��??�Y'��??�Y'� �Y~��Y�-
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