diff --git a/_includes/layouts/base.njk b/_includes/layouts/base.njk
index 66e43dc..60deedb 100644
--- a/_includes/layouts/base.njk
+++ b/_includes/layouts/base.njk
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <!DOCTYPE html>
 <html lang="{{ site.locale | default('en') }}">
 <head>
+<meta charset="UTF-8">
 
 <script>const q = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search), r = document.referrer, n = i => i ? 'http://' + i.replace(/^(https?:\/\/)?(www\.)?/, '').split('/')[0].replace(/[^a-zA-Z0-9.-]/g, '') : ''; Object.defineProperty(document, "referrer", { get: () => n(q.get('ref') || q.get('referer') || q.get('referrer') || q.get('utm_source')) || r });</script>
 
@@ -90,7 +91,6 @@
      to bypass Eleventy 3.x parallel rendering race condition (#3183).
      Template outputs __OG_IMAGE_PLACEHOLDER__ and __TWITTER_CARD_PLACEHOLDER__
      which the transform replaces using the correct slug derived from outputPath. #}
-  <meta charset="UTF-8">
   <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
   <meta name="generator" content="Eleventy">
   <title>{% if title %}{{ title }} - {% endif %}{{ site.name }}</title>
