diff --git a/browser/components/MarkdownPreview.js b/browser/components/MarkdownPreview.js
index c5b0355d..2bb42291 100755
--- a/browser/components/MarkdownPreview.js
+++ b/browser/components/MarkdownPreview.js
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ export default class MarkdownPreview extends React.Component {
 
       return `<html>
                  <head>
+                   <meta charset="UTF-8">
                    <style id="style">${inlineStyles}</style>
                    ${styles}
                  </head>
