diff --git a/src/fuzz.cpp b/src/fuzz.cpp
index a3b6657..097e8f8 100644
--- a/src/fuzz.cpp
+++ b/src/fuzz.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "callbacks.h"
 #include "json_value.h"
+#include "parser3.h"
 #include "weaseljson.h"
 
 #include <simdjson.h>
@@ -132,5 +133,19 @@ extern "C" int LLVMFuzzerTestOneInput(const uint8_t *data, size_t size) {
   testStreaming(s);
   compareWithSimdjson(s);
   testStringRoundTrip(s);
+  bool json_utf8 = true;
+  for (int i = 0; i < int(size); ++i) {
+    uint8_t c = data[i];
+    json_utf8 = json_utf8 && c >= 0x20 && c != '"' && c != '\\';
+  }
+  if (json_utf8) {
+    parser3::Utf8Dfa dfa;
+    auto result = dfa.scan((const char *)data, (const char *)data + size);
+    bool ok = result == (const char *)data + size && dfa.accept();
+    bool valid = simdjson::validate_utf8(s.data(), s.size());
+    if (ok != valid) {
+      abort();
+    }
+  }
   return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/parser3.h b/src/parser3.h
index d1011cd..ee202c9 100644
--- a/src/parser3.h
+++ b/src/parser3.h
@@ -326,6 +326,313 @@ private:
   uint64_t state = 6;
 };
 
+struct Utf8Dfa {
+  constexpr static uint64_t num_dfa_table[256] = {
+      0x0ull,
+      0x0ull,
+      0x0ull,
+      0x0ull,
+      0x0ull,
+      0x0ull,
+      0x0ull,
+      0x0ull,
+      0x0ull,
+      0x0ull,
+      0x0ull,
+      0x0ull,
+      0x0ull,
+      0x0ull,
+      0x0ull,
+      0x0ull,
+      0x0ull,
+      0x0ull,
+      0x0ull,
+      0x0ull,
+      0x0ull,
+      0x0ull,
+      0x0ull,
+      0x0ull,
+      0x0ull,
+      0x0ull,
+      0x0ull,
+      0x0ull,
+      0x0ull,
+      0x0ull,
+      0x0ull,
+      0x0ull,
+      0x30000000000000ull,
+      0x30000000000000ull,
+      0x0ull,
+      0x30000000000000ull,
+      0x30000000000000ull,
+      0x30000000000000ull,
+      0x30000000000000ull,
+      0x30000000000000ull,
+      0x30000000000000ull,
+      0x30000000000000ull,
+      0x30000000000000ull,
+      0x30000000000000ull,
+      0x30000000000000ull,
+      0x30000000000000ull,
+      0x30000000000000ull,
+      0x30000000000000ull,
+      0x30000000000000ull,
+      0x30000000000000ull,
+      0x30000000000000ull,
+      0x30000000000000ull,
+      0x30000000000000ull,
+      0x30000000000000ull,
+      0x30000000000000ull,
+      0x30000000000000ull,
+      0x30000000000000ull,
+      0x30000000000000ull,
+      0x30000000000000ull,
+      0x30000000000000ull,
+      0x30000000000000ull,
+      0x30000000000000ull,
+      0x30000000000000ull,
+      0x30000000000000ull,
+      0x30000000000000ull,
+      0x30000000000000ull,
+      0x30000000000000ull,
+      0x30000000000000ull,
+      0x30000000000000ull,
+      0x30000000000000ull,
+      0x30000000000000ull,
+      0x30000000000000ull,
+      0x30000000000000ull,
+      0x30000000000000ull,
+      0x30000000000000ull,
+      0x30000000000000ull,
+      0x30000000000000ull,
+      0x30000000000000ull,
+      0x30000000000000ull,
+      0x30000000000000ull,
+      0x30000000000000ull,
+      0x30000000000000ull,
+      0x30000000000000ull,
+      0x30000000000000ull,
+      0x30000000000000ull,
+      0x30000000000000ull,
+      0x30000000000000ull,
+      0x30000000000000ull,
+      0x30000000000000ull,
+      0x30000000000000ull,
+      0x30000000000000ull,
+      0x30000000000000ull,
+      0x0ull,
+      0x30000000000000ull,
+      0x30000000000000ull,
+      0x30000000000000ull,
+      0x30000000000000ull,
+      0x30000000000000ull,
+      0x30000000000000ull,
+      0x30000000000000ull,
+      0x30000000000000ull,
+      0x30000000000000ull,
+      0x30000000000000ull,
+      0x30000000000000ull,
+      0x30000000000000ull,
+      0x30000000000000ull,
+      0x30000000000000ull,
+      0x30000000000000ull,
+      0x30000000000000ull,
+      0x30000000000000ull,
+      0x30000000000000ull,
+      0x30000000000000ull,
+      0x30000000000000ull,
+      0x30000000000000ull,
+      0x30000000000000ull,
+      0x30000000000000ull,
+      0x30000000000000ull,
+      0x30000000000000ull,
+      0x30000000000000ull,
+      0x30000000000000ull,
+      0x30000000000000ull,
+      0x30000000000000ull,
+      0x30000000000000ull,
+      0x30000000000000ull,
+      0x30000000000000ull,
+      0x30000000000000ull,
+      0x30000000000000ull,
+      0x30000000000000ull,
+      0x18630780780ull,
+      0x18630780780ull,
+      0x18630780780ull,
+      0x18630780780ull,
+      0x18630780780ull,
+      0x18630780780ull,
+      0x18630780780ull,
+      0x18630780780ull,
+      0x18630780780ull,
+      0x18630780780ull,
+      0x18630780780ull,
+      0x18630780780ull,
+      0x18630780780ull,
+      0x18630780780ull,
+      0x18630780780ull,
+      0x18630780780ull,
+      0x1863001e780ull,
+      0x1863001e780ull,
+      0x1863001e780ull,
+      0x1863001e780ull,
+      0x1863001e780ull,
+      0x1863001e780ull,
+      0x1863001e780ull,
+      0x1863001e780ull,
+      0x1863001e780ull,
+      0x1863001e780ull,
+      0x1863001e780ull,
+      0x1863001e780ull,
+      0x1863001e780ull,
+      0x1863001e780ull,
+      0x1863001e780ull,
+      0x1863001e780ull,
+      0x60063001e780ull,
+      0x60063001e780ull,
+      0x60063001e780ull,
+      0x60063001e780ull,
+      0x60063001e780ull,
+      0x60063001e780ull,
+      0x60063001e780ull,
+      0x60063001e780ull,
+      0x60063001e780ull,
+      0x60063001e780ull,
+      0x60063001e780ull,
+      0x60063001e780ull,
+      0x60063001e780ull,
+      0x60063001e780ull,
+      0x60063001e780ull,
+      0x60063001e780ull,
+      0x60063001e780ull,
+      0x60063001e780ull,
+      0x60063001e780ull,
+      0x60063001e780ull,
+      0x60063001e780ull,
+      0x60063001e780ull,
+      0x60063001e780ull,
+      0x60063001e780ull,
+      0x60063001e780ull,
+      0x60063001e780ull,
+      0x60063001e780ull,
+      0x60063001e780ull,
+      0x60063001e780ull,
+      0x60063001e780ull,
+      0x60063001e780ull,
+      0x60063001e780ull,
+      0x0ull,
+      0x0ull,
+      0x18000000000000ull,
+      0x18000000000000ull,
+      0x18000000000000ull,
+      0x18000000000000ull,
+      0x18000000000000ull,
+      0x18000000000000ull,
+      0x18000000000000ull,
+      0x18000000000000ull,
+      0x18000000000000ull,
+      0x18000000000000ull,
+      0x18000000000000ull,
+      0x18000000000000ull,
+      0x18000000000000ull,
+      0x18000000000000ull,
+      0x18000000000000ull,
+      0x18000000000000ull,
+      0x18000000000000ull,
+      0x18000000000000ull,
+      0x18000000000000ull,
+      0x18000000000000ull,
+      0x18000000000000ull,
+      0x18000000000000ull,
+      0x18000000000000ull,
+      0x18000000000000ull,
+      0x18000000000000ull,
+      0x18000000000000ull,
+      0x18000000000000ull,
+      0x18000000000000ull,
+      0x18000000000000ull,
+      0x18000000000000ull,
+      0x2a000000000000ull,
+      0x1e000000000000ull,
+      0x1e000000000000ull,
+      0x1e000000000000ull,
+      0x1e000000000000ull,
+      0x1e000000000000ull,
+      0x1e000000000000ull,
+      0x1e000000000000ull,
+      0x1e000000000000ull,
+      0x1e000000000000ull,
+      0x1e000000000000ull,
+      0x1e000000000000ull,
+      0x1e000000000000ull,
+      0x24000000000000ull,
+      0x1e000000000000ull,
+      0x1e000000000000ull,
+      0xc000000000000ull,
+      0x6000000000000ull,
+      0x6000000000000ull,
+      0x6000000000000ull,
+      0x12000000000000ull,
+      0x0ull,
+      0x0ull,
+      0x0ull,
+      0x0ull,
+      0x0ull,
+      0x0ull,
+      0x0ull,
+      0x0ull,
+      0x0ull,
+      0x0ull,
+      0x0ull,
+  };
+  // Restore this dfa to its start state
+  void reset() { state = 48; }
+  // Return true if this dfa is in an accept state. You probably want to call
+  // scan until the match ends first.
+  bool accept() const { return (state & 63) == 48; }
+  // return value either points to the first byte which does not match, or
+  // bufEnd. Leaves the dfa in the last state of the match.
+#ifdef __x86_64__
+  __attribute__((target_clones("default", "bmi2")))
+#endif
+  const char *
+  scan(const char *buf, const char *bufEnd) {
+    auto state_ = state;
+    for (;;) {
+      constexpr int kStride = 16;
+      if (bufEnd - buf < kStride) [[unlikely]] {
+        while (buf != bufEnd) {
+          uint64_t row = num_dfa_table[uint8_t(*buf)];
+          auto prev = state_;
+          state_ = (row >> (state_ & 63)) & 63;
+          if (state_ == 0) {
+            state_ = prev;
+            break;
+          }
+          ++buf;
+        }
+        state = state_;
+        return buf;
+      }
+      uint8_t prev[kStride + 1];
+      prev[0] = state_;
+      for (int i = 0; i < kStride; ++i) {
+        uint64_t row = num_dfa_table[uint8_t(*buf)];
+        prev[i + 1] = row >> (prev[i] & 63);
+        if ((prev[i + 1] & 63) == 0) {
+          state = prev[i];
+          return buf;
+        }
+        ++buf;
+      }
+      state_ = prev[kStride];
+    }
+  }
+
+private:
+  uint64_t state = 48;
+};
+
 typedef PRESERVE_NONE WeaselJsonStatus (*Continuation)(struct Parser3 *,
                                                        char *buf, char *bufEnd);
 
diff --git a/src/test.cpp b/src/test.cpp
index d24f1fa..6f3b581 100644
--- a/src/test.cpp
+++ b/src/test.cpp
@@ -310,8 +310,15 @@ TEST_CASE("bench5") {
 
 TEST_CASE("num dfa") {
   parser3::NumDfa dfa;
-  std::string match = "-1231279127389127389127398127389712893791287389217327482"
-                      "374.0e69010101010101010101010101010101";
+  std::string match =
+      "111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111"
+      "111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111"
+      "111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111"
+      "111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111"
+      "111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111"
+      "111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111"
+      "111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111"
+      "11111111";
   auto *buf = dfa.scan(match.data(), match.data() + match.size());
   CHECK(buf == match.data() + match.size());
   CHECK(dfa.accept());
@@ -325,3 +332,23 @@ TEST_CASE("num dfa") {
         dfa.scan(match.data(), match.data() + match.size()));
   });
 }
+
+TEST_CASE("utf8 dfa") {
+  parser3::Utf8Dfa dfa;
+  std::string match =
+      "💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩"
+      "💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩"
+      "💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩";
+  auto *buf = dfa.scan(match.data(), match.data() + match.size());
+  CHECK(buf == match.data() + match.size());
+  CHECK(dfa.accept());
+
+  ankerl::nanobench::Bench bench;
+  bench.batch(match.size());
+  bench.unit("byte");
+  bench.run("utf8 dfa", [&]() {
+    dfa.reset();
+    bench.doNotOptimizeAway(
+        dfa.scan(match.data(), match.data() + match.size()));
+  });
+}