Title: Multi-language import error
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# Multi-language import error

 *  Resolved [kzafar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kzafar/)
 * (@kzafar)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multi-language-import-error/)
 * Hi,
 * I am importing a CSV that have Latin and Arabic text in some columns. I noted
   that importer is not importing the text in non-English characters. The characterset
   of database is UTF8-bin.
 * Thanks,
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-csv/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-csv/)

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 *  Plugin Author [CPK Web Solutions](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cpkwebsolutions/)
 * (@cpkwebsolutions)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multi-language-import-error/#post-6556583)
 * Hi Kzafar
 * Thanks for your message. I did test import/export of non-english characters. 
   Are you sure the text file that you’re importing is encoded with UTF-8? If you’re
   using Excel or some other program, it may be changed on save.
 * Libre Open Office Calc and Google Docs Spreadsheet both have great UTF-8 support.
   Could you confirm there’s still a problem after using one of those programs?
 * If you still think WPCSV is at fault, then please contact me via my website so
   we can exchange emails and you can send me your CSV file.
 * Best wishes
 * Paul
 *  Thread Starter [kzafar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kzafar/)
 * (@kzafar)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multi-language-import-error/#post-6556620)
 * Hi Paul,
 * You are correct. Excel is messing up with UTF-8 character set in CSV. I found
   on web that Excel 2013 still don’t support UTF-8 character properly.
 * UTF-8 works properly with Google docs and LibreOffice.
 * Appreciate your solution, this will be helpful with WP CSV and for general UTF-
   8 CSV processing as well.
 * Regards,
    Khurram

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 * Last activity: [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multi-language-import-error/#post-6556620)
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