---
name: "tickit_term_set_utf8"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "libtickit-dev"
version: "0.4.3-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/tickit_term_set_utf8"
---

# tickit\_term\_set\_utf8(3)

control UTF-8 mode

## NAME

tickit\_term\_set\_utf8, tickit\_term\_get\_utf8 - control UTF-8 mode

## SYNOPSIS

```
#include <tickit.h>

void tickit_term_set_utf8(TickitTerm *tt, bool utf8);
TickitMaybeBool tickit_term_get_utf8(TickitTerm *tt);
```

Link with *-ltickit*.

## DESCRIPTION

**tickit\_term\_set\_utf8**() controls whether terminal input is processed according to UTF-8 rules, or legacy 8-bit single byte rules. If this function is not called explicitly, it will be detected automatically by inspecting locale variables.

**tickit\_term\_get\_utf8**() returns the current value for UTF-8 support as **TICKIT\_YES** or **TICKIT\_NO**, or **TICKIT\_MAYBE** if the value is not yet known and has not been explicitly set.

## RETURN VALUE

**tickit\_term\_set\_utf8**() returns no value. **tickit\_term\_get\_utf8**() returns a *TickitMaybeBool* tri-state boolean value.

## SEE ALSO

[**tickit\_term\_build**(3)](/tickit_term_build/3.md), [**tickit\_term**(7)](/tickit_term/7.md), [**tickit**(7)](/tickit/7.md)