diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
index ae49555..20f30c7 100644
--- a/.editorconfig
+++ b/.editorconfig
@@ -2,5 +2,7 @@
 root = true
 
 [*]
+charset = utf-8
 end_of_line = lf
 insert_final_newline = true
+trim_trailing_whitespace = true