diff --git a/docs/_layouts/default.html b/docs/_layouts/default.html
index 1978df710bd5..ce13451457f9 100644
--- a/docs/_layouts/default.html
+++ b/docs/_layouts/default.html
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 <html>
     <head>
+        <meta charset="utf-8">
+
         <title>Dotty - {{ page.title }}</title>
         <link rel="shortcut icon" type="image/png" href="{{ site.baseurl}}/images/favicon.png"/>
         <link rel="stylesheet" href="http://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/highlight.js/9.7.0/styles/github.min.css">
