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Asked: 2026-05-27T08:26:43+00:00

I have a CSV file with special accents and save it in Notepad by

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I have a CSV file with special accents and save it in Notepad by selecting UTF-8 encoding. When I read the file using Java, it reads the BOM characters too.

So I want to save this file in UTF-8 format without appending a BOM initially in Notepad.

Otherwise, is there a built-in class in Java that eliminates the BOM characters that present at beginning, when reading the contents in a file?

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  1. Editorial Team

    1. Use Notepad++ – it is free and much better than Notepad. It will help to save text without a BOM using Encoding → Encode in UTF-8 without BOM:

      Notepad++ v6 and olders:
      Screenshot of the Notepad++ Menubar -> Encoding -> Encode in UTF-8 without BOM menu in Notepad++ v6.7.9.2

      Notepad++ v7+:
      Screenshot of the Notepad++ Menubar -> Encoding -> Encode in UTF-8 without BOM menu in Notepad++ v7+

    2. When I encountered this problem in Java, I didn’t find any library to parse these first three bytes (BOM). So my advice:

      • Use PushbackInputStream(in, 3).
      • Read the first three bytes
      • If it’s not BOM (EF BB BF), push them back
      • Process the stream as UTF-8
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