diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
index 414a29f..1f2d7b4 100644
--- a/.editorconfig
+++ b/.editorconfig
@@ -21,10 +21,12 @@
 root = true
 
 [*]
+charset = utf-8
 end_of_line = lf
 indent_style = space
 insert_final_newline = true
 tab_width = 4
+trim_trailing_whitespace = true
 
 [.gitmodules]
 indent_style = tab