Tools

Mixed Encoding Detector for Garbled Text

Detect suspicious mixed encodings such as UTF-8 and Latin-1.

Mixed Encoding Detector

Identify likely encoding problems that show up as garbled characters. This helps teams troubleshoot imports, exports, and cross-system text issues.

How to use the Mixed Encoding Detector

  1. Paste the text to analyze.
  2. Click Detect.
  3. Review the warning or clean result.

Common use cases

  • Debugging CSV or data import issues.
  • Checking logs with unexpected characters.
  • Reviewing text copied across systems.
  • Validating migration outputs.

Tips & notes

  • Confirm the source encoding before fixing data.
  • Try re-decoding the source file with the correct charset.
  • Use Unicode inspection for deeper analysis.

Related text tools

  • Unicode Character Inspector
  • Text Noise Cleaner
  • CSV Text Field Cleaner

FAQ

Is this exact?
It uses heuristics to highlight suspicious text.
Can it fix encoding issues?
No. It only identifies likely problems.
What causes mixed encoding?
Commonly, text is decoded with the wrong character set.