diff --git a/cli/commands/init.zig b/cli/commands/init.zig
index 292d9f0..53e11be 100644
--- a/cli/commands/init.zig
+++ b/cli/commands/init.zig
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ const args = @import("args");
 
 const util = @import("../util.zig");
 const cli = @import("../cli.zig");
-
+const uPrint = @import("unicodeprint.zig");
 const init_data = @import("init_data").init_data;
 
 /// Command line options for the `init` command.
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ pub fn run(
     // const git_setup = false;
     // if (git_setup) try gitSetup(allocator, install_dir);
 
-    std.debug.print(
+    try uPrint.unicodePrint(
         \\
         \\Setup complete! ✈️ 🦎
         \\
diff --git a/cli/commands/unicodeprint.zig b/cli/commands/unicodeprint.zig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2382c4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/commands/unicodeprint.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+const std = @import("std");
+const builtin = @import("builtin");
+
+pub fn unicodePrint(comptime fmt: []const u8, args: anytype) !void {
+    if (builtin.os.tag == .windows) {
+        // Windows-specific code
+        const cp_out = try UTF8ConsoleOutput.init();
+        defer cp_out.deinit();
+
+        std.debug.print(comptime fmt, args);
+    } else {
+        // Non-Windows platforms just print normally
+        std.debug.print(fmt, args);
+    }
+}
+const UTF8ConsoleOutput = struct {
+    original: if (builtin.os.tag == .windows) c_uint else void,
+
+    fn init() !UTF8ConsoleOutput {
+        if (builtin.os.tag == .windows) {
+            const original = std.os.windows.kernel32.GetConsoleOutputCP();
+            if (original == 0) {
+                return error.FailedToGetConsoleOutputCP;
+            }
+            const result = std.os.windows.kernel32.SetConsoleOutputCP(65001); // UTF-8 code page
+            if (result == 0) {
+                return error.FailedToSetConsoleOutputCP;
+            }
+            return .{ .original = original };
+        }
+        // For non-Windows, return an empty struct
+        return .{ .original = {} };
+    }
+
+    fn deinit(self: UTF8ConsoleOutput) void {
+        if (builtin.os.tag == .windows) {
+            // Restore the original code page
+            _ = std.os.windows.kernel32.SetConsoleOutputCP(self.original);
+        }
+    }
+};