# Writing a Hdf5 attribute as an ascii string in HDF5.jl

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**Created:** [May 7, 2023, 10:02pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/writing-a-hdf5-attribute-as-an-ascii-string-in-hdf5-jl/98450 "2023-05-07T22:02:49Z")\
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How can I write out an hdf5 group attribute as an ascii string instead of utf-8?