diff --git a/src/assets/default-project/en/index.html b/src/assets/default-project/en/index.html
index b120fbbdc1..944eaf373c 100644
--- a/src/assets/default-project/en/index.html
+++ b/src/assets/default-project/en/index.html
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <!doctype html>
 <html lang="en">
     <head>
+        <meta charset="utf-8" />
         <title>Phoenix editor</title>
         <link rel="stylesheet" href="styles.css" />
         <script src="script.js"></script>
