Setting the character encoding in Firefox

If a web page does not identify the character encoding of its content, Firefox will fall back to a default choice. To make sure that your defalt choice is Unicode, follow these steps.

1. In the top right, choose the icon that look like 3 horizontal lines.
2. At the very bottom of the pop-up sidebar select Customize.
3. Drag and click Character Encoding into the side bar.
4. Select Exit Customize.
5. Repeat Step 1 to open the side bar.
6. Select Character Encoding.
7. At the top of the menu select Unicode.