: Use a tool like the Universal Cyrillic Decoder or an encoding repair tool. These allow you to paste the "messy" text and toggle through different source encodings (like Windows-1251 or UTF-8 ) until the words become readable.
: If the text is on a webpage, you can sometimes force the browser to change its character encoding via the "View" or "Tools" menu, though many modern browsers automate this. : Use a tool like the Universal Cyrillic
Have you ever opened a document or webpage only to find a chaotic string of characters like ? While it looks like a secret code or a software failure, it is actually a common digital phenomenon known as mojibake . What Causes This? : Use a tool like the Universal Cyrillic