diff --git a/MelonLoader.Bootstrap/Logging/ConsoleHandler.cs b/MelonLoader.Bootstrap/Logging/ConsoleHandler.cs
index 32a73a2c..1b915b22 100644
--- a/MelonLoader.Bootstrap/Logging/ConsoleHandler.cs
+++ b/MelonLoader.Bootstrap/Logging/ConsoleHandler.cs
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ public static void OpenConsole(bool onTop, string? title)
         Console.SetError(new StreamWriter(Console.OpenStandardError()) { AutoFlush = true });
         Console.SetIn(new StreamReader(Console.OpenStandardInput()));
 
-        Console.OutputEncoding = Encoding.Unicode;
+        Console.OutputEncoding = Encoding.UTF8;
 
         outputHandle = GetStdHandle(StdOutputHandle);
 #endif