[API reference](https://evolu.dev/docs/api-reference) › [@evolu/common](https://evolu.dev/docs/api-reference/common) › [Buffer](https://evolu.dev/docs/api-reference/common/Buffer) › utf8ToBytes

```ts
function utf8ToBytes(str: string): Uint8Array;
```

Defined in: node_modules/.bun/@noble+ciphers@2.1.1/node_modules/@noble/ciphers/utils.d.ts:53

Converts string to bytes using UTF8 encoding.

## Example

```ts
utf8ToBytes("abc"); // new Uint8Array([97, 98, 99])
```