All the HTML used with FORMfields should be encoded using UTF-8 (Unicode Transformation Format). UTF-8 is a character set that encompasses many of the world's writing systems and has quickly become the web standard.

When an element of FORMfields requires HTML, you should either:

• Use FORMgen to edit your form as FORMgen is UTF-8 compatible. You can use any UTF-8 character like, "ù", "ç", etc... for any field value, field label, etc...
• If you need to edit your form manually, you should use a text editor that can properly edit in UTF-8. Then, you can enter UTF-8 characters into any FORMfields elements that require UTF-8.
  For example:
  $ffForm->addField(new TextField("name","ù", FORM_FIELD_REQUIRED, 21, 1, null));
  $ffForm->setHelp("name", "ç");
  $ffForm->setValue("name", "ç");
  We highly recommend the free text editor, JEdit.
• You can also enter the NCR (Numeric Character Reference — see below) for the UTF-8 character, however this should only be used for display purposes as PHP does not consider a NCR equal to the UTF-8 character it represents. For example you could use:
  $ffForm->setHelp("name", "ç");
  
  but, DO NOT USE:
  $ffForm->setValue("name", "ç");
  as PHP does not consider "ç" equal to "ç"

	Most languages contain their own NCRs. In the interest of making this page readable, we have not included them here. We suggest that you browse the web for a document that outlines the NCRs in your language.