diff --git a/templates/layout.haml b/templates/layout.haml
index a3d96ebff..b96216963 100644
--- a/templates/layout.haml
+++ b/templates/layout.haml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 %html
   %head
     %title= "GitStats - #{repo.project_name}"
+    %meta{:charset => "utf-8"}
     %link{:rel => "stylesheet", :href => asset_path('bootstrap/css/bootstrap.min.css', active_page), :type => "text/css"}
     %style
       :plain