diff --git a/client/modules/IDE/reducers/files.js b/client/modules/IDE/reducers/files.js
index 0449a277..a6678d8f 100644
--- a/client/modules/IDE/reducers/files.js
+++ b/client/modules/IDE/reducers/files.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ const defaultHTML =
     <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/p5.js/0.5.11/addons/p5.dom.min.js"></script>
     <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/p5.js/0.5.11/addons/p5.sound.min.js"></script>
     <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="style.css">
+    <meta charset="utf-8" />
   </head>
   <body>
     <script src="sketch.js"></script>
diff --git a/server/examples.js b/server/examples.js
index 1e9955e1..15b940c0 100644
--- a/server/examples.js
+++ b/server/examples.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ const defaultHTML =
     <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/p5.js/0.5.11/addons/p5.dom.min.js"></script>
     <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/p5.js/0.5.11/addons/p5.sound.min.js"></script>
     <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="style.css">
+    <meta charset="utf-8" />
   </head>
   <body>
     <script src="sketch.js"></script>
