diff --git a/font_collector/font_parser.py b/font_collector/font_parser.py
index f66cf2a..21d4e34 100644
--- a/font_collector/font_parser.py
+++ b/font_collector/font_parser.py
@@ -230,6 +230,7 @@ def get_axis_value_from_coordinates(
 
         return axis_values_coordinate_matches
 
+    @staticmethod
     def get_axis_value_table_property(
         ttfont: TTFont, axis_values: List[Any], family_name_prefix: str
     ) -> Tuple[str, str, float, bool]:
@@ -399,7 +400,7 @@ def get_name_by_id(nameID: int, names: List[NameRecord]) -> str:
 
         for name in names:
             try:
-                name_str = name.string.decode(FontParser.get_name_encoding(name))
+                name_str = FontParser.get_decoded_name(name)
             except UnicodeDecodeError:
                 continue
 
@@ -409,6 +410,24 @@ def get_name_by_id(nameID: int, names: List[NameRecord]) -> str:
             f"The NamingTable doesn't contain the NameID {nameID}"
         )
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def get_decoded_name(name: NameRecord) -> str:
+        """
+        Parameters:
+            names (NameRecord): Name record from the naming record
+        Returns:
+            The decoded name
+        """
+
+        encoding = FontParser.get_name_encoding(name)
+
+        try:
+            return name.string.decode(encoding)
+        except UnicodeDecodeError:
+            utf_16_decoded = name.string.decode("utf_16_be")
+            to_decode = bytes(utf_16_decoded, encoding="raw_unicode_escape")
+            return to_decode.decode(encoding)
+
     @staticmethod
     def get_font_postscript_property(font_path: str, font_index: int) -> Optional[str]:
         """
@@ -535,7 +554,7 @@ def get_font_family_fullname_property(
             ):
 
                 try:
-                    name_str = name.string.decode(FontParser.get_name_encoding(name))
+                    name_str = FontParser.get_decoded_name(name)
                 except UnicodeDecodeError:
                     continue
 
diff --git a/tests/test_font_parser.py b/tests/test_font_parser.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ad48ff4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_font_parser.py
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+from font_collector.font_parser import FontParser
+from fontTools.ttLib.tables._n_a_m_e import NameRecord
+
+
+def test_fallback_encoding():
+    # The string are from the font in this pack: https://github.com/libass/libass/issues/643#issuecomment-1476459274
+
+    # 微软简标宋 - PlatEncID 3.TTF
+    name_record = NameRecord()
+    name_record.nameID = 1
+    name_record.string = b"\x00\xce\x00\xa2\x00\xc8\x00\xed\x00\xbc\x00\xf2\x00\xb1\x00\xea\x00\xcb\x00\xce"
+    name_record.platformID = 3
+    name_record.platEncID = 3
+    name_record.langID = 0
+    FontParser.get_decoded_name(name_record) == "微软简标宋"
+
+    # 文鼎中特廣告體 - PlatEncID 4.ttf
+    name_record = NameRecord()
+    name_record.nameID = 1
+    name_record.string = b"\x00\xa4\x00\xe5\x00\xb9\x00\xa9\x00\xa4\x00\xa4\x00\xaf\x00S\x00\xbc\x00s\x00\xa7\x00i\x00\xc5\x00\xe9"
+    name_record.platformID = 3
+    name_record.platEncID = 4
+    name_record.langID = 0
+    FontParser.get_decoded_name(name_record) == "文鼎中特廣告體"