diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 83abc1f..475b613 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ GNU General Public License for more details.
 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 -->
-<html manifest="manifest.appcache">
+<html manifest="manifest.appcache" lang="de">
 <head>
     <title>Bärneruhr - Die Zeit im Wort</title>
-    <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"/>
+    <meta charset="utf-8"/>
     <meta name="apple-mobile-web-app-capable" content="yes"/>
     <meta name="apple-mobile-web-app-status-bar-style" content="black"/>
     <meta name="apple-mobile-web-app-title" content="Bärneruhr"/>
