diff --git a/springboot-petclinic-server/src/main/resources/templates/index.html b/springboot-petclinic-server/src/main/resources/templates/index.html
index 3a81d4020..3c0a2a8b8 100644
--- a/springboot-petclinic-server/src/main/resources/templates/index.html
+++ b/springboot-petclinic-server/src/main/resources/templates/index.html
@@ -3,7 +3,11 @@
 <html ng-app="petClinicApp" xmlns:th="http://www.thymeleaf.org">
 
 <head>
+    <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"/>
+    <meta charset="utf-8"/>
+    <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge"/>
     <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, user-scalable=0, minimal-ui"/>
+    <!-- The above 4 meta tags *must* come first in the head; any other head content must come *after* these tags -->
     <title>PetClinic :: a Spring Framework demonstration</title>
     <link rel="stylesheet" th:href="@{/bootstrap/css/bootstrap.min.css}"/>
     <link rel="stylesheet" th:href="@{/css/petclinic.css}"/>
