my $n = "\x78\x54\xC5\x99\xD8\xB9\xD0\xBC\xD8\xB9\x2E\x20\xE1\xB8\xA0\x7C\x20\x7 B\xC4\xA2\x6C\xC3\xA2\xC3\x90\xC3\xAE\xC3\xA2\x54\xC5"; my $m = $n; chop $m; say 'Decode error with \xC5' unless utf8::decode ($n); say 'Decode error without \xC5' unless utf8::decode ($m); say "With \\xC5: $n"; say "Without \\xC5: $m"; __END__