# Function: utf8Encode()

```ts
function utf8Encode(str): Uint8Array<ArrayBuffer>;
```

Defined in: [packages/core/src/utils/encoding.ts:10](https://github.com/leifriksheim/minca/blob/main/core/src/utils/encoding.ts#L10)

Encodes a string to a UTF-8 Uint8Array.

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type |
| ------ | ------ |
| `str` | `string` |

## Returns

`Uint8Array`\<`ArrayBuffer`\>