Mojibake
WiktionaryText
Etymology
文字化け from 文字 (もじ, moji) "character" + 化け (ばけ, bake) "change", thus "changed characters".
Noun
- corrupt characters or letters, especially from display or transfer through an inappropriate character set, e.g., •¶Žš‰»‚¯, which is a corruption of 文字化け.