This has been reported as https://bugs.gnucash.org/show_bug.cgi?id=799821. You need a Bugzilla account to view it. The problem is due to a change in Windows character set handling in order to accommodate installation paths with non-ASCII characters. I’m working on a fix.
Regards, John Ralls > On Sep 29, 2026, at 5:34 AM, mlmki <[email protected]> wrote: > > *Version / platform:* GnuCash 5.17 (updated from 5.16 on 2026-09-28), Windows > 11 Pro, German locale (de-DE) > > *Description:* > Since updating from 5.16 to 5.17, the euro sign (€) is displayed incorrectly. > Instead of "€", three separate characters are shown: "â", a control character > (U+0082, rendered as a hex box) and "¬". These are the UTF-8 bytes of € (E2 > 82 AC) interpreted as Latin-1/Windows-1252. Example in the account tree: > "0,00 â¬" instead of "0,00 €". > > *Where it occurs:* > > * Account tree (all balance columns) > * Currency list (Tools → Security Editor, "Show currencies" enabled): > the symbol for EUR is wrong, while other currencies with special > characters (e.g. FK£) are displayed correctly > * Not affected: the euro sign is displayed correctly when entering text > > *Settings:* > Default currency preference is set to EUR. > > *Already tried (no effect):* > > * Creating a brand-new empty book: the same wrong symbol appears, so > this is not caused by the data file or user data > > *Expected behavior:* > "€" is displayed correctly everywhere, as in 5.16. > > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-user mailing list > [email protected] > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > ----- > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list [email protected] To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
