fix handling of Unicode characters in console

2 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/docs/release-notes.md b/docs/release-notes.md
index 782d64bb..0f144bf5 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes.md
+++ b/docs/release-notes.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
   * Added error if the wrong SMAPI bitness is installed (e.g. 32-bit SMAPI with 64-bit game).
   * Added error if some SMAPI files aren't updated correctly.
   * Added `removable` option to the `world_clear` console command (thanks to bladeoflight16!).
+  * Fixed handling of Unicode characters in console commands.
   * Fixed intermittent error if a mod fetches mod-provided APIs asynchronously.
 
 * For mod authors:
diff --git a/src/SMAPI/Framework/Logging/LogManager.cs b/src/SMAPI/Framework/Logging/LogManager.cs
index 2cd512e0..e16b5c0d 100644
--- a/src/SMAPI/Framework/Logging/LogManager.cs
+++ b/src/SMAPI/Framework/Logging/LogManager.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
 using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 using System.Threading;
 using StardewModdingAPI.Framework.Commands;
@@ -106,6 +107,10 @@ namespace StardewModdingAPI.Framework.Logging
             if (writeToConsole)
                 output.OnMessageIntercepted += message => this.HandleConsoleMessage(this.MonitorForGame, message);
             Console.SetOut(output);
+
+            // enable Unicode handling
+            Console.InputEncoding = Encoding.Unicode;
+            Console.OutputEncoding = Encoding.Unicode;
         }
 
         /// <summary>Get a monitor instance derived from SMAPI's current settings.</summary>