diff --git a/doc/en/scripting.md b/doc/en/scripting.md
index 2ed46bdb..d1fdc645 100644
--- a/doc/en/scripting.md
+++ b/doc/en/scripting.md
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ Subsections:
     - [player](scripting/builtins/libplayer.md)
     - [quat](scripting/builtins/libquat.md)
     - [time](scripting/builtins/libtime.md)
+    - [utf8](scripting/builtins/libutf8.md)
     - [vec2, vec3, vec4](scripting/builtins/libvecn.md)
     - [world](scripting/builtins/libworld.md)
 - [Module core:bit_converter](scripting/modules/core_bit_converter.md)
diff --git a/doc/en/scripting/builtins/libutf8.md b/doc/en/scripting/builtins/libutf8.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e7801f97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/en/scripting/builtins/libutf8.md
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# *utf8* library
+
+The library provides functions for working with UTF-8.
+
+```lua
+-- Converts a UTF-8 string to a Bytearray or an array of numbers if
+-- the second argument is true
+utf8.tobytes(text: str, [optional] usetable=false) -> Bytearray|table
+
+-- Converts a Bytearray or an array of numbers to a UTF-8 string
+utf8.tostring(bytes: Bytearray|table) -> str
+
+-- Returns the length of a Unicode string
+utf8.length(text: str) -> int
+
+-- Returns the code of the first character of the string
+utf8.codepoint(chars: str) -> int
+
+-- Returns a substring from position startchar to endchar inclusive
+utf8.sub(text: str, startchar: int, [optional] endchar: int) -> str
+```
diff --git a/doc/ru/scripting.md b/doc/ru/scripting.md
index 1f582d46..0900788e 100644
--- a/doc/ru/scripting.md
+++ b/doc/ru/scripting.md
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
     - [player](scripting/builtins/libplayer.md)
     - [quat](scripting/builtins/libquat.md)
     - [time](scripting/builtins/libtime.md)
+    - [utf8](scripting/builtins/libutf8.md)
     - [vec2, vec3, vec4](scripting/builtins/libvecn.md)
     - [world](scripting/builtins/libworld.md)
 - [Модуль core:bit_converter](scripting/modules/core_bit_converter.md)
diff --git a/doc/ru/scripting/builtins/libutf8.md b/doc/ru/scripting/builtins/libutf8.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b29bb403
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/ru/scripting/builtins/libutf8.md
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# Библиотека *utf8*
+
+Библиотека предоставляет функции для работы с UTF-8.
+
+```lua
+-- Конвертирует UTF-8 строку в Bytearray или массив чисел если
+-- второй аргумент - true
+utf8.tobytes(text: str, [опционально] usetable=false) -> Bytearray|table
+
+-- Конвертирует Bytearray или массив чисел в UTF-8 строку
+utf8.tostring(bytes: Bytearray|table) -> str
+
+-- Возвращает длину юникод-строки
+utf8.length(text: str) -> int
+
+-- Возвращает код первого символа строки
+utf8.codepoint(chars: str) -> int
+
+-- Возвращает подстроку от позиции startchar до endchar включительно
+utf8.sub(text: str, startchar: int, [опционально] endchar: int) -> str
+```
diff --git a/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/api_lua.hpp b/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/api_lua.hpp
index 2ac9c1e8..f9c8b3f8 100644
--- a/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/api_lua.hpp
+++ b/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/api_lua.hpp
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ extern const luaL_Reg playerlib[];
 extern const luaL_Reg quatlib[];  // quat.cpp
 extern const luaL_Reg timelib[];
 extern const luaL_Reg tomllib[];
+extern const luaL_Reg utf8lib[];
 extern const luaL_Reg vec2lib[];  // vecn.cpp
 extern const luaL_Reg vec3lib[];  // vecn.cpp
 extern const luaL_Reg vec4lib[];  // vecn.cpp
diff --git a/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/libutf8.cpp b/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/libutf8.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..182f6295
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/libutf8.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+#include "api_lua.hpp"
+
+#include <vector>
+
+#include "../lua_custom_types.hpp"
+#include "util/stringutil.hpp"
+
+static int l_encode(lua::State* L) {
+    std::string_view string = lua::require_string(L, 1);
+    if (lua::toboolean(L, 2)) {
+        lua::createtable(L, string.length(), 0);
+        for (size_t i = 0; i < string.length(); i++) {
+            lua::pushinteger(L, string[i] & 0xFF);
+            lua::rawseti(L, i+1);
+        }
+    } else {
+        lua::newuserdata<lua::LuaBytearray>(L, string.length());
+        auto bytearray = lua::touserdata<lua::LuaBytearray>(L, -1);   
+        bytearray->data().reserve(string.length());
+        std::memcpy(bytearray->data().data(), string.data(), string.length());
+    }
+    return 1;
+}
+
+static int l_decode(lua::State* L) {
+    if (lua::istable(L, 1)) {
+        size_t size = lua::objlen(L, 1);
+        util::Buffer<char> buffer(size);
+        return lua::pushstring(L, std::string(buffer.data(), size));
+    } else if (auto bytes = lua::touserdata<lua::LuaBytearray>(L, 1)) {
+        return lua::pushstring(
+            L,
+            std::string(
+                reinterpret_cast<char*>(bytes->data().data()),
+                bytes->data().size()
+            )
+        );
+    }
+    return 1;
+}
+
+static int l_length(lua::State* L) {
+    auto string = lua::require_string(L, 1);
+    return lua::pushinteger(L, util::length_utf8(string));
+}
+
+static int l_codepoint(lua::State* L) {
+    std::string_view string = lua::require_string(L, 1);
+    if (string.empty()) {
+        return lua::pushinteger(L, 0);
+    }
+    uint size;
+    return lua::pushinteger(L, util::decode_utf8(size, string.data()));
+}
+
+static int l_sub(lua::State* L) {
+    auto string = util::str2u32str_utf8(lua::require_string(L, 1));
+    int start = std::max(0, static_cast<int>(lua::tointeger(L, 2) - 1));
+    int end = string.length();
+    if (lua::gettop(L) >= 3) {
+        end = std::max(0, static_cast<int>(lua::tointeger(L, 3) - 1));
+    }
+    return lua::pushstring(L, util::u32str2str_utf8(string.substr(start, end)));
+}
+
+const luaL_Reg utf8lib[] = {
+    {"tobytes", lua::wrap<l_encode>},
+    {"tostring", lua::wrap<l_decode>},
+    {"length", lua::wrap<l_length>},
+    {"codepoint", lua::wrap<l_codepoint>},
+    {"sub", lua::wrap<l_sub>},
+    {NULL, NULL}
+};
diff --git a/src/logic/scripting/lua/lua_engine.cpp b/src/logic/scripting/lua/lua_engine.cpp
index fd40e612..fe3e75b5 100644
--- a/src/logic/scripting/lua/lua_engine.cpp
+++ b/src/logic/scripting/lua/lua_engine.cpp
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ static void create_libs(State* L, StateType stateType) {
     openlib(L, "quat", quatlib);
     openlib(L, "time", timelib);
     openlib(L, "toml", tomllib);
+    openlib(L, "utf8", utf8lib);
     openlib(L, "vec2", vec2lib);
     openlib(L, "vec3", vec3lib);
     openlib(L, "vec4", vec4lib);
diff --git a/src/util/stringutil.cpp b/src/util/stringutil.cpp
index c104bd5e..12936343 100644
--- a/src/util/stringutil.cpp
+++ b/src/util/stringutil.cpp
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ inline uint utf8_len(ubyte cp) {
     if ((cp & 0xF8) == 0xF0) {
         return 4;
     }
-    return 0;
+    throw std::runtime_error("utf8 decode error");
 }
 
 uint32_t util::decode_utf8(uint& size, const char* chr) {
@@ -156,6 +156,16 @@ size_t util::crop_utf8(std::string_view s, size_t maxSize) {
     return pos;
 }
 
+size_t util::length_utf8(std::string_view s) {
+    size_t length = 0;
+    size_t pos = 0;
+    while (pos < s.length()) {
+        pos += utf8_len(s[pos]);
+        length++;
+    }
+    return length;
+}
+
 template<class C>
 std::string xstr2str_utf8(const std::basic_string<C>& xs) {
     std::vector<char> chars;
diff --git a/src/util/stringutil.hpp b/src/util/stringutil.hpp
index c7bc2fb5..f584a53c 100644
--- a/src/util/stringutil.hpp
+++ b/src/util/stringutil.hpp
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ namespace util {
     /// @param maxSize max encoded string length after crop
     /// @return cropped string size (less or equal to maxSize)
     size_t crop_utf8(std::string_view s, size_t maxSize);
+
+    /// @brief Measure utf8-encoded string length
+    /// @param s source encoded string
+    /// @return unicode string length (number of codepoints)
+    size_t length_utf8(std::string_view s);
     
     bool is_integer(const std::string& text);
     bool is_integer(const std::wstring& text);