When I Post characters like ® and ™ to a SQL database from a PHP edit page ie: SQL string = INSERT INTO products (cat_id,product,pict,pict_path,description,notes,pl_no,web_no,settings,features,specs,pb,drawing,opt_acc,w_order,a_order,new) VALUES ("64","® ™ reg\'d","","","","","","","31","","","","","","","","") The resulting entry ends up being " [b]®[/b] " and " [b]â„¢[/b] ", but when I take the SQL statement: INSERT INTO products (cat_id,product,pict,pict_path,description,notes,pl_no,web_no,settings,features,specs,pb,drawing,opt_acc,w_order,a_order,new) VALUES ("64","® ™ reg\'d","","","","","","","31","","","","","","","","") and enter it into the database using phpMyAdmin the data is entered correctly, " [b]® ™[/b] ". Does anyone know how to eliminate this problem? Thanks in advance Tom