diff --git a/platform/platform-resources-en/src/fileTemplates/internal/Html5.html.ft b/platform/platform-resources-en/src/fileTemplates/internal/Html5.html.ft
index 80455edb0717..19a0fbda80bc 100644
--- a/platform/platform-resources-en/src/fileTemplates/internal/Html5.html.ft
+++ b/platform/platform-resources-en/src/fileTemplates/internal/Html5.html.ft
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <!DOCTYPE html>
 <html>
-<head>
+<head lang="en">
+  <meta charset="UTF-8">
   <title></title>
 </head>
 <body>
