diff --git a/src2/main.cpp b/src2/main.cpp
index 6ddf15f4..17bac000 100644
--- a/src2/main.cpp
+++ b/src2/main.cpp
@@ -68,6 +68,12 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv){
 
     if(argc == 1){
         void* repl = pkpy_new_repl(vm);
+
+#if _WIN32
+        SetConsoleCP(CP_UTF8);
+        SetConsoleOutputCP(CP_UTF8);
+#endif
+
         bool need_more_lines = false;
         while(true){
             std::cout << (need_more_lines ? "... " : ">>> ");