diff --git a/packages/convert-svg-core/src/Converter.js b/packages/convert-svg-core/src/Converter.js
index 15662da..21f1c09 100644
--- a/packages/convert-svg-core/src/Converter.js
+++ b/packages/convert-svg-core/src/Converter.js
@@ -191,6 +191,9 @@ class Converter {
     const start = input.indexOf('<svg');
 
     let html = `<!DOCTYPE html>
+ <head>
+    <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
+    </head>
 <base href="${options.baseUrl}">
 <style>
 * { margin: 0; padding: 0; }
