CLI 'charmap' error

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I am getting a character code error when using AWS CLI for QuickSight in Windows PowerShell. My output is set to json, and the same command has worked with other analyses. Is there a way to help the CLI interpret the code?

CLI Version:
aws-cli/2.11.4 Python/3.11.2 Windows/10 exe/AMD64 prompt/off

Command: (Note - id numbers removed per our security policies)
aws quicksight describe-analysis-definition --aws-account-id ############ --analysis-id ####-####-###-#######

Error:
‘charmap’ codec can’t encode character ‘\u25cb’ in position 5: character maps to

Encode appears to be UTF-16LE. I understand I probably need to switch the encode to UTF-8, but haven’t had any luck getting that to work. I’m new to CLI so help is appreciated.

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I’ve gotten this before.

Can you confirm there are no errors in the analysis? All filters / calculated fields are working?

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Found it - as I was double-checking for errors, which was clear, I found copy and pasted text in a Description. It included a list bullet point. Once removed, the CLI command works as expected.

Thank you.