diff --git a/site/index.html b/site/index.html
index 6f5a356e6d..aadacdf0aa 100644
--- a/site/index.html
+++ b/site/index.html
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <!DOCTYPE html>
 <html>
   <head>
+    <meta charset="utf-8">
     <title>OpenLayers</title>
     <link href='https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Quattrocento+Sans:400,400italic,700' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css'>
     <link href='https://openlayers.org/assets/theme/site.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css'>
