diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 8bbe45a..bd3d4eb 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <html>
 	<head>
 		<title>Hack Spots</title>
+		<meta charset='utf-8'>
 		<script type="text/javascript" src="js/ICanHaz.js"></script>
 		<script type="text/javascript" src='http://api.tiles.mapbox.com/mapbox.js/v1.4.0/mapbox.js'></script>
 		<script type="text/javascript" src='js/jquery.js '></script>
