@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ CREATE TABLE `fanfiction_chapters` (

 CREATE TABLE `fanfiction_characters` (

   `charid` int(11) NOT NULL auto_increment,

   `catid` int(11) NOT NULL default '0',

-  `charname` varchar(60) NOT NULL default '',

+  `charname` varchar(60) NOT NULL default '' COLLATE=utf8mb4_unicode_ci,

   `bio` text NOT NULL,

   `image` varchar(200) NOT NULL default '',

   PRIMARY KEY  (`charid`),

@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ CREATE TABLE `fanfiction_panels` (

 CREATE TABLE `fanfiction_ratings` (

   `rid` int(11) NOT NULL auto_increment,

-  `rating` varchar(60) NOT NULL default '',

+  `rating` varchar(60) NOT NULL default '' COLLATE=utf8mb4_unicode_ci,

   `ratingwarning` int(11) NOT NULL default '0',

   `warningtext` text NOT NULL,

   PRIMARY KEY  (`rid`),

@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `" . $tableprefix . "fanfiction_authorprefs` (

 				$characters = dbquery("CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `" . $tableprefix . "fanfiction_characters` (

   `charid` int(11) NOT NULL auto_increment,

   `catid` int(11) NOT NULL default '0',

-  `charname` varchar(60) NOT NULL default '',

+  `charname` varchar(60) NOT NULL default '' COLLATE=utf8mb4_unicode_ci,

   `bio` text NOT NULL,

   `image` varchar(200) NOT NULL default '',

   PRIMARY KEY  (`charid`),

@@ -721,7 +721,7 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `" . $tableprefix . "fanfiction_modules` (

 				$output .= "<tr><td>" . $tableprefix . "fanfiction_panels</td><td align='center'>" . ($panels ? "<img src=\"../images/check.gif\">" : "<img src=\"../images/X.gif\">") . "</td></tr>";

 				$ratings = dbquery("CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `" . $tableprefix . "fanfiction_ratings` (

   `rid` int(11) NOT NULL auto_increment,

-  `rating` varchar(60) NOT NULL default '',

+  `rating` varchar(60) NOT NULL default '' COLLATE=utf8mb4_unicode_ci,

   `ratingwarning` char(1) NOT NULL default '0',

   `warningtext` text NOT NULL,

   PRIMARY KEY  (`rid`),