# Special Characters in CSV

**URL:** <https://community.parabola.io/t/special-characters-in-csv/2387>\
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**Created:** [May 20, 2022, 1:54pm UTC](https://community.parabola.io/t/special-characters-in-csv/2387 "2022-05-20T13:54:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![Shannon\_Sandt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e19b73/32.png) [@Shannon\_Sandt](https://community.parabola.io/u/Shannon_Sandt)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2022, 1:54pm UTC](https://community.parabola.io/t/special-characters-in-csv/2387/1 "2022-05-20T13:54:02Z")

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I have flows that I use to process files that start as CSV files and end as CSV files. The starting CSV file sometimes has special characters in it (it contains names that occasionally use them). The file I get from Parabola at the end of the flow doesn’t seem to be able to handle these special characters. Is there anything I can do to remedy this?

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**Author:** ![daniel](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.parabola.io/daniel/32/732_2.png) [@daniel](https://community.parabola.io/u/daniel)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2022, 5:25pm UTC](https://community.parabola.io/t/special-characters-in-csv/2387/2 "2022-05-20T17:25:46Z")

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Hi @Shannon_Sandt

Curious to learn more here. How are the special characters currently being handled by Parabola? Are the special characters omitted from your exported dataset or is there other unexpected behavior?

If possible, feel free to share some example data and the output you’re hoping to see in your CSV export. You can also send us an email at [help@parabola.io](mailto:help@parabola.io) with your flow link and we can take a look.