diff --git a/nvim/init.vim b/nvim/init.vim
index 900c54a..87a1a39 100644
--- a/nvim/init.vim
+++ b/nvim/init.vim
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ Plug 'scrooloose/nerdtree'
 Plug 'sheerun/vim-polyglot'
 Plug 'lukas-reineke/indent-blankline.nvim'
 Plug 'Yggdroot/indentLine'
+Plug 'ryanoasis/vim-devicons'
 
 call plug#end()
 
@@ -109,6 +110,8 @@ set wildignorecase
 " Switch between buffers without saving
 set hidden
 
+set encoding=UTF-8
+
 " Some keybindings
 " <leader>cc comment out single line
 " <leader>cu uncomment a line