diff --git a/templates/head.tpl b/templates/head.tpl
index 75a223e6c60a6db83cda0d1370e2e7cd69b8c1b2..9f26032c7c6fc61190bcda3c7c137121ae7a0293 100644
--- a/templates/head.tpl
+++ b/templates/head.tpl
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
<html lang="{$language.code}">
<head>
+ <meta http-equiv="Content-type" content="text/html;charset=UTF-8" />
<title>{$title} - SUCS</title>
<link rel="SHORTCUT ICON" href="/favicon.ico" />
<link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="/images/apple-touch-icon.png" />