# No Unicode support for interface elements **URL:** \ **Category:** Bug Report\ **Tags:** bugs-report, katalon-studio\ **Created:** [October 8, 2018, 1:28pm UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/no-unicode-support-for-interface-elements/13614 "2018-10-08T13:28:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Andris\_Kalnins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4af34b/32.png) [@Andris\_Kalnins](https://forum.katalon.com/u/Andris_Kalnins)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2018, 1:28pm UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/no-unicode-support-for-interface-elements/13614/1 "2018-10-08T13:28:17Z")
There is currently an issue with Interface elements (I do hope it will be fixed some day). **Before:** ‘Page\_S **ā** kums/a\_Piesl **ē** gties’ **After, as seen in the program:** ‘Page\_Skums/a\_Pieslgties’ As you can see, all diacritical marks, such as **ā** and **ē** are lost, and it is hard to call a function or element by name, because names are converted to actually unreadable format. **Expected:** Diacritical marks should be retained when working with user interface objects ---
**Author:** ![Zarashima](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/user_avatar/forum.katalon.com/zarashima/32/928_2.png) [@Zarashima](https://forum.katalon.com/u/Zarashima)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2018, 2:55am UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/no-unicode-support-for-interface-elements/13614/2 "2018-10-10T02:55:16Z")
> Andris Kalnins said: > > There is currently an issue with Interface elements (I do hope it will be fixed some day). > > **Before:** > ‘Page\_S **ā** kums/a\_Piesl **ē** gties’ > > **After, as seen in the program:** > ‘Page\_Skums/a\_Pieslgties’ > > As you can see, all diacritical marks, such as **ā** and **ē** are lost, and it is hard to call a function or element by name, because names are converted to actually unreadable format. > > **Expected:** > Diacritical marks should be retained when working with user interface objects How can you create this object using ã and ẽ? These type of characters are not allowed in object’s name. ---
**Author:** ![Andris\_Kalnins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4af34b/32.png) [@Andris\_Kalnins](https://forum.katalon.com/u/Andris_Kalnins)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2019, 11:25am UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/no-unicode-support-for-interface-elements/13614/3 "2019-01-14T11:25:33Z")
That is the problem - it gets those names when importing web page objects, and actually looses part of the name because of it. It would be better if non- latin (ā) would be replaced with latin (a) in those cases, there are automated testing tools, which do that, when the object is imported into repository. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/original/3X/d/5/d55596ab02785a255798e87ede769734747b30c4.svg) [@system](https://forum.katalon.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2020, 7:04am UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/no-unicode-support-for-interface-elements/13614/4 "2020-01-13T07:04:22Z")
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**Author:** ![kazurayam](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/user_avatar/forum.katalon.com/kazurayam/32/333_2.png) [@kazurayam](https://forum.katalon.com/u/kazurayam)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2020, 11:55am UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/no-unicode-support-for-interface-elements/13614/5 "2020-01-13T11:55:02Z")
As of Katalon Studio version 7.1.0, you can name folders and test objects using UTF-8 characters. See > [@I want to name TestObjects in my native language](http://forum.katalon.com/t/i-want-to-name-testobjects-in-my-native-language/33889/1): > > Problem to solve [Katalon Studio](https://www.katalon.com/) upto version 7 has an internationalization problem. I can not name a Test Object in my native language (ja\_JP). When I try, Katalon Studio rejects it. [[CannotNameItUsingJapaneseCharacters]](https://github.com/kazurayam/IWantToNameTestObjectsInMyLanguage/blob/master/docs/images/CannotNameItUsingJapaneseCharacters.png) This restriction frustrates me. October 1, 2019, the consumption tax rate will increase from 8% to 10%. Therefore many web developers in Japan are busy changing their web sites to make it complying to the new rate. I am involved as well. I have developped a lot of Katalon St… I suppose you can create a TestObject with path `Page_Sākums/a_Pieslēgties` using ver 7.1.0 and newer. ---
**Author:** ![ddanneels](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/user_avatar/forum.katalon.com/ddanneels/32/12674_2.png) [@ddanneels](https://forum.katalon.com/u/ddanneels)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2020, 4:12pm UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/no-unicode-support-for-interface-elements/13614/6 "2020-01-14T16:12:13Z")
With Katalon Studio 7.2.1, I confirm that accentuated characters are allowed in objects names but there is still a small display problem in Test Suite results table/screen where escaped unicode notation appears in test case labels. ---
**Author:** ![kazurayam](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/user_avatar/forum.katalon.com/kazurayam/32/333_2.png) [@kazurayam](https://forum.katalon.com/u/kazurayam)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2020, 9:28pm UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/no-unicode-support-for-interface-elements/13614/7 "2020-01-14T21:28:26Z")
> [@ddanneels](#): > > there is still a small display problem in Test Suite results table/screen where escaped unicode notation appears in test case labels. Could you share any screenshots? ---
**Author:** ![ddanneels](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/user_avatar/forum.katalon.com/ddanneels/32/12674_2.png) [@ddanneels](https://forum.katalon.com/u/ddanneels)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2020, 1:22pm UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/no-unicode-support-for-interface-elements/13614/8 "2020-01-15T13:22:46Z")
Sure, here it is. You will see test cases on the left and the same escaped labels on the right. ![capt01](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/original/2X/a/a6976c5ec0f39ce281be42acb6ce30533ad1b6e3.png) thanks ---
**Author:** ![kazurayam](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/user_avatar/forum.katalon.com/kazurayam/32/333_2.png) [@kazurayam](https://forum.katalon.com/u/kazurayam)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2020, 9:41pm UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/no-unicode-support-for-interface-elements/13614/9 "2020-01-15T21:41:03Z")
@devalex88 @ThanhTo Improvement desired. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/original/3X/d/5/d55596ab02785a255798e87ede769734747b30c4.svg) [@system](https://forum.katalon.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2021, 5:48am UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/no-unicode-support-for-interface-elements/13614/10 "2021-01-14T05:48:58Z")
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**Author:** ![kazurayam](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/user_avatar/forum.katalon.com/kazurayam/32/333_2.png) [@kazurayam](https://forum.katalon.com/u/kazurayam)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2021, 6:47am UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/no-unicode-support-for-interface-elements/13614/11 "2021-01-14T06:47:52Z")
@Zarashima Improvement still desired. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/original/3X/d/5/d55596ab02785a255798e87ede769734747b30c4.svg) [@system](https://forum.katalon.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2022, 2:40am UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/no-unicode-support-for-interface-elements/13614/12 "2022-01-14T02:40:31Z")
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**Author:** ![chrisstu](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/user_avatar/forum.katalon.com/chrisstu/32/18464_2.png) [@chrisstu](https://forum.katalon.com/u/chrisstu)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2022, 4:31am UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/no-unicode-support-for-interface-elements/13614/13 "2022-01-26T04:31:08Z")
Hi Kazu, I think this is implemented on KS 8.2.5, just tested ![Screen Shot 2022-01-26 at 11.30.55](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/original/3X/2/6/2657a79de83a2b7c9e8b99eaa803af439657cc9c.png) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/original/3X/d/5/d55596ab02785a255798e87ede769734747b30c4.svg) [@system](https://forum.katalon.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2023, 4:31am UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/no-unicode-support-for-interface-elements/13614/14 "2023-01-26T04:31:50Z")
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