diff --git a/public/.htaccess b/public/.htaccess
index 8e520c3..035ac4e 100644
--- a/public/.htaccess
+++ b/public/.htaccess
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ DefaultType text/plain
 AddType audio/mp4 m4r
 AddType application/rss+xml rss
 SetOutputFilter DEFLATE
+AddDefaultCharset utf-8
 
 # Turn on Expires and set default expires to 3 days
 ExpiresActive On
diff --git a/public/_layout.ejs b/public/_layout.ejs
index 846c540..85094af 100644
--- a/public/_layout.ejs
+++ b/public/_layout.ejs
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 
 <head>
 
-  <meta charset="utf-8">
   <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
 
 <% if (typeof title != 'undefined') { -%>
diff --git a/public/f/grid-bug.html b/public/f/grid-bug.html
index 3bebbb1..e0e24e9 100644
--- a/public/f/grid-bug.html
+++ b/public/f/grid-bug.html
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 <html>
 
 <head>
-  <meta charset="utf-8">
-
   <title>jank</title>
 
   <style>
diff --git a/public/posts/index.html b/public/posts/index.html
index c777d67..4f1c693 100644
--- a/public/posts/index.html
+++ b/public/posts/index.html
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <!doctype html>
 <html>
 <head>
-  <meta charset="utf-8">
   <meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0; url=/">
   <title>samhuri.net</title>
   <script>window.location = '/'</script>
