diff --git a/gadjo/static/css/_forms.scss b/gadjo/static/css/_forms.scss
index 08f1f37..91a6e6e 100644
--- a/gadjo/static/css/_forms.scss
+++ b/gadjo/static/css/_forms.scss
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+@charset "UTF-8";
+
 $button-color: $primary-color;
 $button-cancel-color: darken(grayscale($button-color), 10%);
 $button-delete-color: #CD2026;
diff --git a/gadjo/static/css/_grid.scss b/gadjo/static/css/_grid.scss
index 5a81a10..df4684d 100644
--- a/gadjo/static/css/_grid.scss
+++ b/gadjo/static/css/_grid.scss
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+@charset "UTF-8";
+
 $grid-mobile-limit: 601px !default;
 $very-small-limit: 401px !default;
 
diff --git a/gadjo/static/css/_hacks.scss b/gadjo/static/css/_hacks.scss
index 4b56e31..29b9f7e 100644
--- a/gadjo/static/css/_hacks.scss
+++ b/gadjo/static/css/_hacks.scss
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+@charset "UTF-8";
+
 /* temporary hacks for applications */
 
 div.form-inner-container,   // authentic
diff --git a/gadjo/static/css/_jqueryui.scss b/gadjo/static/css/_jqueryui.scss
index 89f96dd..403b18b 100644
--- a/gadjo/static/css/_jqueryui.scss
+++ b/gadjo/static/css/_jqueryui.scss
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+@charset "UTF-8";
+
 body .ui-front {
 	z-index: 1000;
 }
diff --git a/gadjo/static/css/_opensans.scss b/gadjo/static/css/_opensans.scss
index 9b0b368..35a0ae8 100644
--- a/gadjo/static/css/_opensans.scss
+++ b/gadjo/static/css/_opensans.scss
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+@charset "UTF-8";
+
 $font-path: '../xstatic/fonts' !default;
 
 @mixin font($type, $weight) {
diff --git a/gadjo/static/css/_portal.scss b/gadjo/static/css/_portal.scss
index 8f49a70..60ab53e 100644
--- a/gadjo/static/css/_portal.scss
+++ b/gadjo/static/css/_portal.scss
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+@charset "UTF-8";
+
 $cell-border-radius: 3px;
 
 div.cell.shown-because-admin {
diff --git a/gadjo/static/css/_utils.scss b/gadjo/static/css/_utils.scss
index 11d900c..4372c58 100644
--- a/gadjo/static/css/_utils.scss
+++ b/gadjo/static/css/_utils.scss
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+@charset "UTF-8";
+
 @font-face {
 	font-family: 'FontAwesome';
 	src: url('../xstatic/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.eot');
diff --git a/gadjo/static/css/_wcs.scss b/gadjo/static/css/_wcs.scss
index 689a468..a060f74 100644
--- a/gadjo/static/css/_wcs.scss
+++ b/gadjo/static/css/_wcs.scss
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+@charset "UTF-8";
+
 $actions: add, duplicate, edit, remove;
 
 #sidebar div#sticky-sidebar {
diff --git a/gadjo/static/css/gadjo.scss b/gadjo/static/css/gadjo.scss
index 79d9a2b..7570fca 100644
--- a/gadjo/static/css/gadjo.scss
+++ b/gadjo/static/css/gadjo.scss
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+@charset "UTF-8";
+
 @import 'opensans';
 @import 'utils';