If my QString's value is

Qt Code: 
  1. WeÅ .txt
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the function QString::toStdString() will return

Qt Code: 
  1. WeÃ… .txt
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whereas the function QString::toStdU16String will return the actual string

Qt Code: 
  1. WeÅ .txt.
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Why is that ? Å is a UTF-8 character as can be seen here : http://www.fileformat.info/info/charset/UTF-8/list.htm.