diff --git a/.emacs b/.emacs
index 43f1217..707a977 100644
--- a/.emacs
+++ b/.emacs
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@
                     " -f markdown+smart" ;; add curly quotes
                     " --citeproc --bibliography $HOME/Zotero/lib.bib" ;; connect to BibTeX export from Zotero
                     ;; ^ remove "--citeproc" for older versions
+                    " --pdf-engine=xelatex" ;; for special characters
                     " -t " file-type
                     " -o " tmp-out-file))
 ;; End convert routine