JavaScript uses UTF-8, you need to make sure your pages are using UTF-8 and that your back end is also expecting that.
Some useful links gleaned from a Google search of "javascript utf-8": http://www.meanfreepath.com/support/javascript_charsets.html http://www.dangrossman.info/2007/05/25/handling-utf-8-in-javascript-php-and-non-utf8-databases/ Karl Rudd On Thu, May 22, 2008 at 10:41 AM, hubbs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have a form, which sends text through .ajax(); using POST. But for > some reason, it is making special characters into strange text. For > example, when quotes are posted, ’ is received on the other end > instead. Should I be using a special jquery function to convert > special characters? As it seems when using a normal form post this is > not a problem. >