diff --git a/src/devdocs2zim/templates/page.html b/src/devdocs2zim/templates/page.html
index f9a680f..af548a5 100644
--- a/src/devdocs2zim/templates/page.html
+++ b/src/devdocs2zim/templates/page.html
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 -#}
 <html class="_theme-default">
 <head>
+    <meta charset="utf-8">
     <title>{{title}}</title>
     <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="{{rel_prefix | safe}}application.css" />
 </head>
