diff --git a/src/diskinfo/disk.py b/src/diskinfo/disk.py
index 5eca12a..c3e5eca 100644
--- a/src/diskinfo/disk.py
+++ b/src/diskinfo/disk.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ class Disk:
 
     Based on the specified input parameter the disk will be identified and its attributes will be collected and
     stored. A :py:obj:`ValueError` exception will be raised in case of missing or invalid disk identifier.
+    Encoding parameter will be used for processing disk attribute strings.
 
     Operators (``<``, ``>`` and ``==``) are also implemented for this class to compare different class instances,
     they use the disk name for comparison.
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ class Disk:
         wwn (str): wwn identifier of the disk
         byid_name (str): by-id name of the disk
         bypath_name (str): by-path name of the disk
+        encoding (str): encoding (default is `utf-8`)
 
     Raises:
         ValueError: in case of missing or invalid parameters
@@ -88,11 +90,15 @@ class Disk:
     __part_table_type: str              # Disk partition table type
     __part_table_uuid: str              # Disk partition table UUID
     __hwmon_path: str                   # Path for the /sys/HWMON temperature file
+    __encoding: str                     # Character encoding
 
     def __init__(self, disk_name: str = None, serial_number: str = None, wwn: str = None,
-                 byid_name: str = None, bypath_name: str = None,) -> None:
+                 byid_name: str = None, bypath_name: str = None, encoding="utf-8") -> None:
         """See class definition docstring above."""
 
+        # Save encoding.
+        self.__encoding = encoding
+
         # Initialization 1: disk name.
         if disk_name:
             self.__name = disk_name
@@ -101,9 +107,9 @@ def __init__(self, disk_name: str = None, serial_number: str = None, wwn: str =
         elif serial_number:
             name = ""
             for file in os.listdir("/sys/block/"):
-                self.__device_id = _read_file("/sys/block/" + file + "/dev")
+                self.__device_id = _read_file("/sys/block/" + file + "/dev", self.__encoding)
                 dev_path = "/run/udev/data/b" + self.__device_id
-                self.__serial_number = _read_udev_property(dev_path, "ID_SERIAL_SHORT=")
+                self.__serial_number = _read_udev_property(dev_path, "ID_SERIAL_SHORT=", self.__encoding)
                 if serial_number == self.__serial_number:
                     name = file
                     break
@@ -115,9 +121,9 @@ def __init__(self, disk_name: str = None, serial_number: str = None, wwn: str =
         elif wwn:
             name = ""
             for file in os.listdir("/sys/block/"):
-                self.__device_id = _read_file("/sys/block/" + file + "/dev")
+                self.__device_id = _read_file("/sys/block/" + file + "/dev", self.__encoding)
                 dev_path = "/run/udev/data/b" + self.__device_id
-                self.__wwn = _read_udev_property(dev_path, "ID_WWN=")
+                self.__wwn = _read_udev_property(dev_path, "ID_WWN=", self.__encoding)
                 if wwn in self.__wwn:
                     name = file
                     break
@@ -146,11 +152,13 @@ def __init__(self, disk_name: str = None, serial_number: str = None, wwn: str =
             raise ValueError(f"Disk path ({self.__path}) does not exist!")
 
         # Read disk attributes from /sys filesystem.
-        self.__size = int(_read_file("/sys/block/" + self.__name + "/size"))
-        self.__model = _read_file("/sys/block/" + self.__name + "/device/model")
-        self.__device_id = _read_file("/sys/block/" + self.__name + "/dev")
-        self.__physical_block_size = int(_read_file("/sys/block/" + self.__name + "/queue/physical_block_size"))
-        self.__logical_block_size = int(_read_file("/sys/block/" + self.__name + "/queue/logical_block_size"))
+        self.__size = int(_read_file("/sys/block/" + self.__name + "/size", self.__encoding))
+        self.__model = _read_file("/sys/block/" + self.__name + "/device/model", self.__encoding)
+        self.__device_id = _read_file("/sys/block/" + self.__name + "/dev", self.__encoding)
+        self.__physical_block_size = int(_read_file("/sys/block/" + self.__name + "/queue/physical_block_size",
+                                                    self.__encoding))
+        self.__logical_block_size = int(_read_file("/sys/block/" + self.__name + "/queue/logical_block_size",
+                                                   self.__encoding))
 
         # Determination of the disk type (HDD, SSD, NVME or LOOP)
         # Type: LOOP
@@ -164,7 +172,7 @@ def __init__(self, disk_name: str = None, serial_number: str = None, wwn: str =
         # Type: SSD or HDD
         else:
             path = "/sys/block/" + self.__name + "/queue/rotational"
-            result = _read_file(path)
+            result = _read_file(path, self.__encoding)
             if result == "1":
                 self.__type = DiskType.HDD
             elif result == "0":
@@ -174,23 +182,23 @@ def __init__(self, disk_name: str = None, serial_number: str = None, wwn: str =
 
         # Read attributes from udev data.
         dev_path = "/run/udev/data/b" + self.__device_id
-        self.__serial_number = _read_udev_property(dev_path, "ID_SERIAL_SHORT=")
-        self.__firmware = _read_udev_property(dev_path, "ID_REVISION=")
-        self.__wwn = _read_udev_property(dev_path, "ID_WWN=")
-        self.__part_table_type = _read_udev_property(dev_path, "ID_PART_TABLE_TYPE=")
-        self.__part_table_uuid = _read_udev_property(dev_path, "ID_PART_TABLE_UUID=")
-        model = _read_udev_property(dev_path, "ID_MODEL_ENC=")
+        self.__serial_number = _read_udev_property(dev_path, "ID_SERIAL_SHORT=", self.__encoding)
+        self.__firmware = _read_udev_property(dev_path, "ID_REVISION=", self.__encoding)
+        self.__wwn = _read_udev_property(dev_path, "ID_WWN=", self.__encoding)
+        self.__part_table_type = _read_udev_property(dev_path, "ID_PART_TABLE_TYPE=", self.__encoding)
+        self.__part_table_uuid = _read_udev_property(dev_path, "ID_PART_TABLE_UUID=", self.__encoding)
+        model = _read_udev_property(dev_path, "ID_MODEL_ENC=", self.__encoding)
         if model:
             self.__model = model
 
         # Read `/dev/disk/by-byid/` path elements from udev and check their existence.
-        self.__byid_path = _read_udev_path(dev_path, 0)
+        self.__byid_path = _read_udev_path(dev_path, 0, self.__encoding)
         for file_name in self.__byid_path:
             if not os.path.exists(file_name):
                 raise RuntimeError(f"Disk by-id path ({file_name}) does not exist!")
 
         # Read `/dev/disk/by-path/` path elements from udev and check their existence.
-        self.__bypath_path = _read_udev_path(dev_path, 1)
+        self.__bypath_path = _read_udev_path(dev_path, 1, self.__encoding)
         for file_name in self.__bypath_path:
             if not os.path.exists(file_name):
                 raise RuntimeError(f"Disk by-path path ({file_name}) does not exist!")
@@ -605,7 +613,7 @@ def get_temperature(self, sudo: bool = False, smartctl_path: str = "/usr/sbin/sm
            self.__hwmon_path and \
            os.path.exists(self.__hwmon_path):
             try:
-                return float(_read_file(self.__hwmon_path)) / 1000.0
+                return float(_read_file(self.__hwmon_path, self.__encoding)) / 1000.0
             except ValueError:
                 pass
 
@@ -814,7 +822,7 @@ def get_partition_list(self) -> List[Partition]:
             path += str(index)
             if not os.path.exists(path):
                 break   # If partition path dos not exists.
-            result.append(Partition(os.path.basename(path), _read_file(path + "/dev")))
+            result.append(Partition(os.path.basename(path), _read_file(path + "/dev", self.__encoding)))
             index += 1
         return result