How to read unicode character from .txt without broken characters?

Question

Python

I need to read a unicode character from a .txt, but when I try to read the character it gives a strange result.
The code:

txt = open("test.txt","r")
print(txt.read())

Symbol: ▢
Result: in–ў

Answer 1

txt = open("test.txt", "r", encoding="utf-8")
print(txt.read())