I tested this and it worked fine. As Scott mentioned use encode/decode as applicable.output:{":type": "weretail/components/content/text","message": "some junk characters test=€ , Š , Œ , ™ , š , œ , ž{}[]<>=-()@#$&*"}acs-aem-samples/SampleComponentExporter.java at master · Adobe-Consulting-Services/...