diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
index 6244e1b..aaac325 100644
--- a/.editorconfig
+++ b/.editorconfig
@@ -3,5 +3,6 @@ root = true
 [*]
 indent_style = tab
 end_of_line = lf
+charset = utf-8
 trim_trailing_whitespace = true
 insert_final_newline = true