# Javascript client munging up non-ascii characters

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/javascript-client-munging-up-non-ascii-characters/107724
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [November 15, 2017, 10:46am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/javascript-client-munging-up-non-ascii-characters/107724 "2017-11-15T10:46:37Z")
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### Author: ![aram535](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/48db29/32.png) [@aram535](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/aram535)
#### Post date: [November 15, 2017, 10:46am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/javascript-client-munging-up-non-ascii-characters/107724/1 "2017-11-15T10:46:37Z")

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Hi,

I have a json with some non-ascii characters stored in ES 5.6. Using the latest javascript client I'm doing a search but the result is replacing the non-ascii with non-printable characters.

I have confirmed the result with console.debug and chrome dev tools.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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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: [December 13, 2017, 10:46am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/javascript-client-munging-up-non-ascii-characters/107724/2 "2017-12-13T10:46:45Z")

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