I don't think it's a UTF-8 problem. It's just that most people don't have "Å" on their keyboard.

Most people don’t have “é” on their keyboard, yet they still spell “fiancée”.

	▲	toast0 43 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Do they? Other than like the new yorker?

fastball 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

On mac this is just Opt + A

agumonkey 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

tips in linux, remap altgr to compose and enjoy glyphs