--- json_parser_read.hpp.orig
+++ json_parser_read.hpp
@@ -146,8 +146,45 @@
             a_unicode(context &c): c(c) { }
             void operator()(unsigned long u) const
             {
-                u = (std::min)(u, static_cast<unsigned long>((std::numeric_limits<Ch>::max)()));
-                c.string += Ch(u);
+                if (((std::numeric_limits<Ch>::max)()) > 0xFF)
+                {
+                    u = (std::min)(u, static_cast<unsigned long>((std::numeric_limits<Ch>::max)()));
+                    c.string += Ch(u);
+                }
+                else // Ch is one byte - encode the given Unicode code point as UTF-8 
+                {
+                    if (u < 0x80)
+                    {
+                        c.string += Ch(u);
+                    }
+                    else if (u < 0x800)
+                    {
+                        Ch c1 = 0xC0 + (u >> 6);
+                        Ch c2 = 0x80 + (u % 0x40);
+                        c.string += c1;
+                        c.string += c2;
+                    }
+                    else if (u < 0xD800 || u >= 0xE000)
+                    {
+                        Ch c1 = 0xE0 + (u >> 12);
+                        Ch c2 = 0x80 + ((u % 0x1000) >> 6);
+                        Ch c3 = 0x80 + (u % 0x40);
+                        c.string += c1;
+                        c.string += c2;
+                        c.string += c3;
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        Ch c1 = 0xF0 + (u >> 18);
+                        Ch c2 = 0x80 + ((u % 0x40000) >> 12);
+                        Ch c3 = 0x80 + ((u % 0x1000) >> 6);
+                        Ch c4 = 0x80 + (u % 0x40);
+                        c.string += c1;
+                        c.string += c2;
+                        c.string += c3;
+                        c.string += c4;
+                    }
+                }
             }
         };