diff --git a/src/config.c b/src/config.c
index 249fe72..6eb8287 100644
--- a/src/config.c
+++ b/src/config.c
@@ -219,9 +219,9 @@ static const TidyOptionImpl option_defs[] =
   { TidyIndentSpaces,            PP, "indent-spaces",               IN, 2,               ParseInt,          NULL            },
   { TidyWrapLen,                 PP, "wrap",                        IN, 68,              ParseInt,          NULL            },
   { TidyTabSize,                 PP, "tab-size",                    IN, 8,               ParseInt,          NULL            },
-  { TidyCharEncoding,            CE, "char-encoding",               IN, ASCII,           ParseCharEnc,      charEncPicks    },
-  { TidyInCharEncoding,          CE, "input-encoding",              IN, LATIN1,          ParseCharEnc,      charEncPicks    },
-  { TidyOutCharEncoding,         CE, "output-encoding",             IN, ASCII,           ParseCharEnc,      charEncPicks    },
+  { TidyCharEncoding,            CE, "char-encoding",               IN, UTF8,            ParseCharEnc,      charEncPicks    },
+  { TidyInCharEncoding,          CE, "input-encoding",              IN, UTF8,            ParseCharEnc,      charEncPicks    },
+  { TidyOutCharEncoding,         CE, "output-encoding",             IN, UTF8,            ParseCharEnc,      charEncPicks    },
   { TidyNewline,                 CE, "newline",                     IN, DLF,             ParseNewline,      newlinePicks    },
   { TidyDoctypeMode,             MU, "doctype-mode",                IN, TidyDoctypeAuto, NULL,              doctypePicks    },
   { TidyDoctype,                 MU, "doctype",                     ST, 0,               ParseDocType,      doctypePicks    },