# Function: utf8Decode()

```ts
function utf8Decode(bytes): string;
```

Defined in: [packages/core/src/utils/encoding.ts:15](https://github.com/leifriksheim/minca/blob/main/core/src/utils/encoding.ts#L15)

Decodes a UTF-8 Uint8Array to a string.

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type |
| ------ | ------ |
| `bytes` | `Uint8Array` |

## Returns

`string`