diff --git a/_includes/footer.html b/_includes/footer.html
index b8fff598c6f..a53f66eaade 100644
--- a/_includes/footer.html
+++ b/_includes/footer.html
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <div class="d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center text-muted mx-md-3">
 
       <p>
-        {{ '©' }}
+        {{ D '©' }}
         {{ 'now' | date: '%Y' }}
         <a href="{{ site.social.links[0] }}">{{ site.social.name }}</a>.
         {% if site.data.locales[include.lang].copyright.brief %}