Try using decode() for the pdf

#!/perl
use strict;
use warnings;
use CGI;
use CGI::Carp 'fatalsToBrowser';
use PDF::API2;
use Encode;
  
my $cgi = new CGI;
my $f1 = $cgi->param('f1');
my $f2 = decode('UTF-8', $f1 );

open OUT,'>','c:/temp/web/pdf.txt' or die; # change path to suit
print OUT "$f1 $f2";
close OUT;

my $pdf = PDF::API2->new()->mediabox('A4');
my $text = $pdf->page->text;       
my $font1 = $pdf->corefont('Arial');
$text->font($font1, 36);
$text->translate(100,500);
$text->text("f1 = $f1");
$text->translate(100,600);
$text->text("f2 = $f2");
$pdf->saveas('c:/temp/web/utf8_test1.pdf'); # change path to suit

print <<EOF;
Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8\n
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang='en-NZ'>
<head>
  <title>Test UTF-8</title>
  <meta charset="UTF-8">
</head><body>     
$f1 $f2
<form method="post">
  Input: <input type="text" name="f1" value="$f1"><br>
<input type="submit" name="submit" value="Submit">       
</form></body></html>
EOF

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In reply to Re^3: Write special chars to PDF. UTF8? by poj
in thread Write special chars to PDF. UTF8? by tel2

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