Using urlencode from debian package gridsite-clients 3.0.0~20180202git2fdbc6f-3+b1.
urlencode '–' → %FF%FF%FF
urlencode ' ↓' → %FF%FF%FF
urlencode '– ↓' → malloc(): corrupted top size
If not fixed, this malfunction should IMHO be documented clearly in the manpage.