diff --git a/include/functions.php b/include/functions.php
index fdec4be7..ccf86949 100644
--- a/include/functions.php
+++ b/include/functions.php
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ function nav($nav) {
 function connect($dbhost, $dbname, $dbuser, $dbpass) {
     try
         {
-            $bdd = new PDO('mysql:host=' . $dbhost . ';dbname=' . $dbname . ';charset=UTF8',$dbuser,$dbpass);
+            $bdd = new PDO('mysql:host=' . $dbhost . ';dbname=' . $dbname . ';charset=UTF8mb4',$dbuser,$dbpass);
             $bdd->setAttribute(PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE, PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION);
         }
     catch(Exception $e)