# ElasticSearch 2.0.0 Unicode Support?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-2-0-0-unicode-support/75368>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [February 16, 2017, 3:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-2-0-0-unicode-support/75368 "2017-02-16T15:59:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![jkthetechie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f08c70/32.png) [@jkthetechie](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jkthetechie)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2017, 3:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-2-0-0-unicode-support/75368/1 "2017-02-16T15:59:39Z")

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Does ElasticSearch 2.0.0 support unicode characters(chinese characters)?  
Have tried to insert a data that has unicode characters (楫捭). Was unable to insert. Got the below error.

ServerError: 400Type: mapper\_parsing\_exception Reason: "failed to parse" CausedBy: "Type: not\_x\_content\_exception Reason: "Compressor detection can only be called on some xcontent bytes or compressed xcontent bytes""

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**Author:** ![danielmitterdorfer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/danielmitterdorfer/32/110510_2.png) [@danielmitterdorfer](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/danielmitterdorfer)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2017, 2:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-2-0-0-unicode-support/75368/2 "2017-02-17T14:13:13Z")

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Hi @jkthetechie,

Elasticsearch should work fine with Chinese characters. Can you please post a simple example of how you tried to insert the data? (an example with curl would be ideal).

I have an idea what might go wrong and it might be related to a "feature" we will get rid of in 6.0 (it is [https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/19388](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/19388)).

Daniel

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2017, 2:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-2-0-0-unicode-support/75368/3 "2017-03-17T14:13:24Z")

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