Scanner s =new java.util.Scanner(System.in); String str = s.nextLine(); byte[] utf8Bytes = str.getBytes("UTF8"); String roundTrip = new String(utf8Bytes, "ASCII"); //str. System.out.println(str+"\n=="); System.out.println(roundTrip); /* on input Curaçao=> Curaçao == Cura??ao */