Example for StackOverflow #9798033/

gistfile1.cs

public static void Main(string[] args)
{
	var s = "<x>els o, ø and y\u001a</x>".Replace((char)0x1a, ' ');
	
	var utf8 = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(s);
	var utf16 = Encoding.Unicode.GetBytes(s);
	
	using (MemoryStream memoryStream = new MemoryStream(utf8))
	using (XmlTextReader xsText = new XmlTextReader(memoryStream))
	{
		xsText.Normalization = true;
		
		while(xsText.Read())
		{
			Console.WriteLine(xsText.Value);
		}
	}
	
	using (MemoryStream memoryStream = new MemoryStream(utf16))
	using (XmlTextReader xsText = new XmlTextReader(memoryStream))
	{
		xsText.Normalization = true;
		
		while(xsText.Read())
		{
			Console.WriteLine(xsText.Value);
		}
	}
}