That's a common misconception. Look at the documentation [0] or at the OpenJDK code. Both assume ISO-8859-1, unless you're dealing with a special case where re

That's a common misconception. Look at the documentation [0] or at the OpenJDK code. Both assume ISO-8859-1, unless you're dealing with a special case where resource bundles are involved. [0]: https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/21/docs/api/java.base/java/util/Properties.html https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/21/docs/api/java.base...