diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index dccf59c..5767f41 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 <html>
   <head>
     <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width,initial-scale=1,maximum-scale=1,user-scalable=no">
+    <meta charset="UTF-8">
 
     <!-- include compass css translation -->
     <link href="stylesheets/style.css" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" >
