diff --git a/Il2CppDumper/Il2CppDumper.cs b/Il2CppDumper/Il2CppDumper.cs
index d0da381..ec6b3b5 100644
--- a/Il2CppDumper/Il2CppDumper.cs
+++ b/Il2CppDumper/Il2CppDumper.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Reflection;
+using System.Text;
 using Il2CppInspector.Reflection;
 
 namespace Il2CppInspector
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ namespace Il2CppInspector
         }
 
         public void WriteFile(string outFile) {
-            using (var writer = new StreamWriter(new FileStream(outFile, FileMode.Create))) {
+            using (var writer = new StreamWriter(new FileStream(outFile, FileMode.Create), Encoding.UTF8)) {
                 foreach (var asm in model.Assemblies) {
                     writer.Write($"// Image {asm.Index}: {asm.FullName} - {asm.Definition.typeStart}\n");
                 }
diff --git a/Il2CppInspector/Il2CppInspector.cs b/Il2CppInspector/Il2CppInspector.cs
index 3b03d0e..d3077ef 100644
--- a/Il2CppInspector/Il2CppInspector.cs
+++ b/Il2CppInspector/Il2CppInspector.cs
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ namespace Il2CppInspector
                         value = Metadata.ReadByte();
                         break;
                     case Il2CppTypeEnum.IL2CPP_TYPE_CHAR:
-                        value = Metadata.ReadChar();
+                        // UTF-8 character assumed
+                        value = BitConverter.ToChar(Metadata.ReadBytes(2), 0);
                         break;
                     case Il2CppTypeEnum.IL2CPP_TYPE_U2:
                         value = Metadata.ReadUInt16();