diff --git a/layouts/index.html b/layouts/index.html
index 3a5cb8b..d51828b 100644
--- a/layouts/index.html
+++ b/layouts/index.html
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <main aria-role="main">
   <header class="home-page-header">
     <h1>{{ .Site.Author.name }}</h1>
-    <h2>“{{ .Site.Author.motto }}”</h2>
+    <h2>“{{ .Site.Author.motto | safeHTML }}”</h2>
   </header>
   {{ partial "contact.html" . }}
   {{ partial "links.html" . }}