<![CDATA[Bug: Empty file with UTF-8 encoding saved as ANSI]]>Assume I open NP++ and create a new file via menu

file—>new

In the lower right corner the Encoding is “UTF-8” which is equal to my default encoding.
Good

Now I save this empty, unchanged file as “new 1.txt” and close NP++.
Afterwards I reopen this file “new 1.txt” by double click…and the Encoding now switched to ANSI.
Very bad

I guess this is a bug in NP++

I oftentimes create empty files in Filemanager and fill them later with stuff.

And I always want have UTF-8 Encoding (until I switch this manually).
How can I enforce this in NP++?

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/27603/bug-empty-file-with-utf-8-encoding-saved-as-ansiRSS for NodeSat, 11 Jul 2026 11:26:20 GMTSat, 11 Jul 2026 07:06:58 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Bug: Empty file with UTF-8 encoding saved as ANSI on Sat, 11 Jul 2026 07:19:17 GMT]]>Screenshot with englisch lang:

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]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/105889https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/105889Sat, 11 Jul 2026 07:19:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Bug: Empty file with UTF-8 encoding saved as ANSI on Sat, 11 Jul 2026 07:17:24 GMT]]>The problem is that neither ANSI nor UTF-8 includes a “marker” within the file itself to indicate the encoding type. This means Notepad++ or any other editor has to determine the encoding based on the file’s content. Consequently, with an empty file, it is impossible to distinguish which encoding is intended.

That is precisely why this setting exists (see screenshot). Checking that box should do the trick.

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