diff --git a/templates/themes/basic/index.html b/templates/themes/basic/index.html
index f0dc0304..8426e736 100644
--- a/templates/themes/basic/index.html
+++ b/templates/themes/basic/index.html
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 <!doctype html>
 <html>
 <head>
+	<meta http-equiv="Content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
 	<title>{{ settings.title }}</title>
 	<link rel="stylesheet" media="screen" href="{{ config.url_stylesheet }}"/>
 </head>
diff --git a/templates/themes/categories/frames.html b/templates/themes/categories/frames.html
index d1d23aaa..48066bcd 100644
--- a/templates/themes/categories/frames.html
+++ b/templates/themes/categories/frames.html
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <!doctype html>
 <html>
 <head>
+        <meta http-equiv="Content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
 	<link rel="stylesheet" media="screen" href="{{ config.url_stylesheet }}">
 	<style type="text/css">
 		iframe{border:none;margin:0;padding:0;height:99%;position:absolute}
diff --git a/templates/themes/categories/news.html b/templates/themes/categories/news.html
index 538eb945..56ddfabb 100644
--- a/templates/themes/categories/news.html
+++ b/templates/themes/categories/news.html
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 <!doctype html>
 <html>
 <head>
+        <meta http-equiv="Content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
 	<title>{{ settings.title }}</title>
 	<link rel="stylesheet" media="screen" href="{{ config.url_stylesheet }}"/>
 </head>
diff --git a/templates/themes/categories/sidebar.html b/templates/themes/categories/sidebar.html
index 5ae6ab38..a4bc28ae 100644
--- a/templates/themes/categories/sidebar.html
+++ b/templates/themes/categories/sidebar.html
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 <!doctype html>
 <html>
 <head>
+        <meta http-equiv="Content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
 	<title>{{ settings.title }}</title>
 	<link rel="stylesheet" media="screen" href="{{ config.url_stylesheet }}"/>
 	<style type="text/css">
diff --git a/templates/themes/frameset/frames.html b/templates/themes/frameset/frames.html
index d1d23aaa..48066bcd 100644
--- a/templates/themes/frameset/frames.html
+++ b/templates/themes/frameset/frames.html
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <!doctype html>
 <html>
 <head>
+        <meta http-equiv="Content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
 	<link rel="stylesheet" media="screen" href="{{ config.url_stylesheet }}">
 	<style type="text/css">
 		iframe{border:none;margin:0;padding:0;height:99%;position:absolute}
diff --git a/templates/themes/frameset/news.html b/templates/themes/frameset/news.html
index 538eb945..56ddfabb 100644
--- a/templates/themes/frameset/news.html
+++ b/templates/themes/frameset/news.html
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 <!doctype html>
 <html>
 <head>
+        <meta http-equiv="Content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
 	<title>{{ settings.title }}</title>
 	<link rel="stylesheet" media="screen" href="{{ config.url_stylesheet }}"/>
 </head>
diff --git a/templates/themes/frameset/sidebar.html b/templates/themes/frameset/sidebar.html
index 171e4e93..457ecec8 100644
--- a/templates/themes/frameset/sidebar.html
+++ b/templates/themes/frameset/sidebar.html
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 <!doctype html>
 <html>
 <head>
+        <meta http-equiv="Content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
 	<title>{{ settings.title }}</title>
 	<link rel="stylesheet" media="screen" href="{{ config.url_stylesheet }}"/>
 	<style type="text/css">
diff --git a/templates/themes/recent/recent.html b/templates/themes/recent/recent.html
index d02cc183..a6daa9e7 100644
--- a/templates/themes/recent/recent.html
+++ b/templates/themes/recent/recent.html
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 <!doctype html>
 <html>
 <head>
+        <meta http-equiv="Content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
 	<title>{{ settings.title }}</title>
 	<link rel="stylesheet" media="screen" href="{{ config.url_stylesheet }}"/>
 	<link rel="stylesheet" media="screen" href="{{ config.root }}{{ settings.css }}"/>
