diff --git a/pelican/themes/notmyidea/templates/author.html b/pelican/themes/notmyidea/templates/author.html
index 0b372902..536ac50d 100644
--- a/pelican/themes/notmyidea/templates/author.html
+++ b/pelican/themes/notmyidea/templates/author.html
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 {% extends "index.html" %}
-{% block title %}{{ SITENAME }} - {{ author }}{% endblock %}
+{% block title %}{{ SITENAME|striptags }} - {{ author }}{% endblock %}
diff --git a/pelican/themes/notmyidea/templates/authors.html b/pelican/themes/notmyidea/templates/authors.html
index e61a332f..b9f87e22 100644
--- a/pelican/themes/notmyidea/templates/authors.html
+++ b/pelican/themes/notmyidea/templates/authors.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {% extends "base.html" %}
 
-{% block title %}{{ SITENAME }} - Authors{% endblock %}
+{% block title %}{{ SITENAME|striptags }} - Authors{% endblock %}
 
 {% block content %}
 
diff --git a/pelican/themes/notmyidea/templates/base.html b/pelican/themes/notmyidea/templates/base.html
index 2b302899..8483f268 100644
--- a/pelican/themes/notmyidea/templates/base.html
+++ b/pelican/themes/notmyidea/templates/base.html
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@
         <meta charset="utf-8" />
         <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
         <meta name="generator" content="Pelican" />
-        <title>{% block title %}{{ SITENAME }}{%endblock%}</title>
+        <title>{% block title %}{{ SITENAME|striptags }}{%endblock%}</title>
         <link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ SITEURL }}/{{ THEME_STATIC_DIR }}/css/{{ CSS_FILE }}" />
         {% if FEED_ALL_ATOM %}
-        <link href="{{ FEED_DOMAIN }}/{% if FEED_ALL_ATOM_URL %}{{ FEED_ALL_ATOM_URL }}{% else %}{{ FEED_ALL_ATOM }}{% endif %}" type="application/atom+xml" rel="alternate" title="{{ SITENAME }} Atom Feed" />
+        <link href="{{ FEED_DOMAIN }}/{% if FEED_ALL_ATOM_URL %}{{ FEED_ALL_ATOM_URL }}{% else %}{{ FEED_ALL_ATOM }}{% endif %}" type="application/atom+xml" rel="alternate" title="{{ SITENAME|striptags }} Atom Feed" />
         {% endif %}
         {% if FEED_ALL_RSS %}
-        <link href="{{ FEED_DOMAIN }}/{% if FEED_ALL_RSS_URL %}{{ FEED_ALL_RSS_URL }}{% else %}{{ FEED_ALL_RSS }}{% endif %}" type="application/rss+xml" rel="alternate" title="{{ SITENAME }} RSS Feed" />
+        <link href="{{ FEED_DOMAIN }}/{% if FEED_ALL_RSS_URL %}{{ FEED_ALL_RSS_URL }}{% else %}{{ FEED_ALL_RSS }}{% endif %}" type="application/rss+xml" rel="alternate" title="{{ SITENAME|striptags }} RSS Feed" />
         {% endif %}
         {% block extra_head %}{% endblock extra_head %}
         {% endblock head %}
diff --git a/pelican/themes/notmyidea/templates/categories.html b/pelican/themes/notmyidea/templates/categories.html
index 07f6290a..7c5951c7 100644
--- a/pelican/themes/notmyidea/templates/categories.html
+++ b/pelican/themes/notmyidea/templates/categories.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {% extends "base.html" %}
 
-{% block title %}{{ SITENAME }} - Categories{% endblock %}
+{% block title %}{{ SITENAME|striptags }} - Categories{% endblock %}
 
 {% block content %}
 
diff --git a/pelican/themes/notmyidea/templates/category.html b/pelican/themes/notmyidea/templates/category.html
index 56f8e93e..ff14ed76 100644
--- a/pelican/themes/notmyidea/templates/category.html
+++ b/pelican/themes/notmyidea/templates/category.html
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 {% extends "index.html" %}
-{% block title %}{{ SITENAME }} - {{ category }}{% endblock %}
+{% block title %}{{ SITENAME|striptags }} - {{ category }}{% endblock %}
diff --git a/pelican/themes/notmyidea/templates/tag.html b/pelican/themes/notmyidea/templates/tag.html
index 68cdcba6..1e32857b 100644
--- a/pelican/themes/notmyidea/templates/tag.html
+++ b/pelican/themes/notmyidea/templates/tag.html
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 {% extends "index.html" %}
-{% block title %}{{ SITENAME }} - {{ tag }}{% endblock %}
+{% block title %}{{ SITENAME|striptags }} - {{ tag }}{% endblock %}
diff --git a/pelican/themes/notmyidea/templates/tags.html b/pelican/themes/notmyidea/templates/tags.html
index fb099557..a1729321 100644
--- a/pelican/themes/notmyidea/templates/tags.html
+++ b/pelican/themes/notmyidea/templates/tags.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {% extends "base.html" %}
 
-{% block title %}{{ SITENAME }} - Tags{% endblock %}
+{% block title %}{{ SITENAME|striptags }} - Tags{% endblock %}
 
 {% block content %}
 
diff --git a/pelican/themes/simple/templates/archives.html b/pelican/themes/simple/templates/archives.html
index cd129507..b7754c45 100644
--- a/pelican/themes/simple/templates/archives.html
+++ b/pelican/themes/simple/templates/archives.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {% extends "base.html" %}
 
-{% block title %}{{ SITENAME }} - Archives{% endblock %}
+{% block title %}{{ SITENAME|striptags }} - Archives{% endblock %}
 
 {% block content %}
 <h1>Archives for {{ SITENAME }}</h1>
diff --git a/pelican/themes/simple/templates/article.html b/pelican/themes/simple/templates/article.html
index 6dd0d967..a17f2759 100644
--- a/pelican/themes/simple/templates/article.html
+++ b/pelican/themes/simple/templates/article.html
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {% extends "base.html" %}
 {% block html_lang %}{{ article.lang }}{% endblock %}
 
-{% block title %}{{ SITENAME }} - {{ article.title|striptags  }}{% endblock %}
+{% block title %}{{ SITENAME|striptags }} - {{ article.title|striptags  }}{% endblock %}
 
 {% block head %}
   {{ super() }}
diff --git a/pelican/themes/simple/templates/author.html b/pelican/themes/simple/templates/author.html
index 79d22c7d..64aadffb 100644
--- a/pelican/themes/simple/templates/author.html
+++ b/pelican/themes/simple/templates/author.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {% extends "index.html" %}
 
-{% block title %}{{ SITENAME }} - Articles by {{ author }}{% endblock %}
+{% block title %}{{ SITENAME|striptags }} - Articles by {{ author }}{% endblock %}
 
 {% block content_title %}
 <h1>Articles by {{ author }}</h1>
diff --git a/pelican/themes/simple/templates/authors.html b/pelican/themes/simple/templates/authors.html
index 9aee5db4..9b80b499 100644
--- a/pelican/themes/simple/templates/authors.html
+++ b/pelican/themes/simple/templates/authors.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {% extends "base.html" %}
 
-{% block title %}{{ SITENAME }} - Authors{% endblock %}
+{% block title %}{{ SITENAME|striptags }} - Authors{% endblock %}
 
 {% block content %}
     <h1>Authors on {{ SITENAME }}</h1>
diff --git a/pelican/themes/simple/templates/base.html b/pelican/themes/simple/templates/base.html
index 1d8ae843..3125e5aa 100644
--- a/pelican/themes/simple/templates/base.html
+++ b/pelican/themes/simple/templates/base.html
@@ -2,33 +2,33 @@
 <html lang="{% block html_lang %}{{ DEFAULT_LANG }}{% endblock html_lang %}">
 <head>
         {% block head %}
-        <title>{% block title %}{{ SITENAME }}{% endblock title %}</title>
+        <title>{% block title %}{{ SITENAME|striptags }}{% endblock title %}</title>
         <meta charset="utf-8" />
         <meta name="generator" content="Pelican" />
         <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
         {% if FEED_ALL_ATOM %}
-        <link href="{{ FEED_DOMAIN }}/{% if FEED_ALL_ATOM_URL %}{{ FEED_ALL_ATOM_URL }}{% else %}{{ FEED_ALL_ATOM }}{% endif %}" type="application/atom+xml" rel="alternate" title="{{ SITENAME }} Full Atom Feed" />
+        <link href="{{ FEED_DOMAIN }}/{% if FEED_ALL_ATOM_URL %}{{ FEED_ALL_ATOM_URL }}{% else %}{{ FEED_ALL_ATOM }}{% endif %}" type="application/atom+xml" rel="alternate" title="{{ SITENAME|striptags }} Full Atom Feed" />
         {% endif %}
         {% if FEED_ALL_RSS %}
-        <link href="{{ FEED_DOMAIN }}/{% if FEED_ALL_RSS_URL %}{{ FEED_ALL_RSS_URL }}{% else %}{{ FEED_ALL_RSS }}{% endif %}" type="application/rss+xml" rel="alternate" title="{{ SITENAME }} Full RSS Feed" />
+        <link href="{{ FEED_DOMAIN }}/{% if FEED_ALL_RSS_URL %}{{ FEED_ALL_RSS_URL }}{% else %}{{ FEED_ALL_RSS }}{% endif %}" type="application/rss+xml" rel="alternate" title="{{ SITENAME|striptags }} Full RSS Feed" />
         {% endif %}
         {% if FEED_ATOM %}
-        <link href="{{ FEED_DOMAIN }}/{%if FEED_ATOM_URL %}{{ FEED_ATOM_URL }}{% else %}{{ FEED_ATOM }}{% endif %}" type="application/atom+xml" rel="alternate" title="{{ SITENAME }} Atom Feed" />
+        <link href="{{ FEED_DOMAIN }}/{%if FEED_ATOM_URL %}{{ FEED_ATOM_URL }}{% else %}{{ FEED_ATOM }}{% endif %}" type="application/atom+xml" rel="alternate" title="{{ SITENAME|striptags }} Atom Feed" />
         {% endif %}
         {% if FEED_RSS %}
-        <link href="{{ FEED_DOMAIN }}/{% if FEED_RSS_URL %}{{ FEED_RSS_URL }}{% else %}{{ FEED_RSS }}{% endif %}" type="application/rss+xml" rel="alternate" title="{{ SITENAME }} RSS Feed" />
+        <link href="{{ FEED_DOMAIN }}/{% if FEED_RSS_URL %}{{ FEED_RSS_URL }}{% else %}{{ FEED_RSS }}{% endif %}" type="application/rss+xml" rel="alternate" title="{{ SITENAME|striptags }} RSS Feed" />
         {% endif %}
         {% if CATEGORY_FEED_ATOM and category %}
-        <link href="{{ FEED_DOMAIN }}/{% if CATEGORY_FEED_ATOM_URL %}{{ CATEGORY_FEED_ATOM_URL.format(slug=category.slug) }}{% else %}{{ CATEGORY_FEED_ATOM.format(slug=category.slug) }}{% endif %}" type="application/atom+xml" rel="alternate" title="{{ SITENAME }} Categories Atom Feed" />
+        <link href="{{ FEED_DOMAIN }}/{% if CATEGORY_FEED_ATOM_URL %}{{ CATEGORY_FEED_ATOM_URL.format(slug=category.slug) }}{% else %}{{ CATEGORY_FEED_ATOM.format(slug=category.slug) }}{% endif %}" type="application/atom+xml" rel="alternate" title="{{ SITENAME|striptags }} Categories Atom Feed" />
         {% endif %}
         {% if CATEGORY_FEED_RSS and category %}
-        <link href="{{ FEED_DOMAIN }}/{% if CATEGORY_FEED_RSS_URL %}{{ CATEGORY_FEED_RSS_URL.format(slug=category.slug) }}{% else %}{{ CATEGORY_FEED_RSS.format(slug=category.slug) }}{% endif %}" type="application/rss+xml" rel="alternate" title="{{ SITENAME }} Categories RSS Feed" />
+        <link href="{{ FEED_DOMAIN }}/{% if CATEGORY_FEED_RSS_URL %}{{ CATEGORY_FEED_RSS_URL.format(slug=category.slug) }}{% else %}{{ CATEGORY_FEED_RSS.format(slug=category.slug) }}{% endif %}" type="application/rss+xml" rel="alternate" title="{{ SITENAME|striptags }} Categories RSS Feed" />
         {% endif %}
         {% if TAG_FEED_ATOM and tag %}
-        <link href="{{ FEED_DOMAIN }}/{% if TAG_FEED_ATOM_URL %}{{ TAG_FEED_ATOM_URL.format(slug=tag.slug) }}{% else %}{{ TAG_FEED_ATOM.format(slug=tag.slug) }}{% endif %}" type="application/atom+xml" rel="alternate" title="{{ SITENAME }} Tags Atom Feed" />
+        <link href="{{ FEED_DOMAIN }}/{% if TAG_FEED_ATOM_URL %}{{ TAG_FEED_ATOM_URL.format(slug=tag.slug) }}{% else %}{{ TAG_FEED_ATOM.format(slug=tag.slug) }}{% endif %}" type="application/atom+xml" rel="alternate" title="{{ SITENAME|striptags }} Tags Atom Feed" />
         {% endif %}
         {% if TAG_FEED_RSS and tag %}
-        <link href="{{ FEED_DOMAIN }}/{% if TAG_FEED_RSS_URL %}{{ TAG_FEED_RSS_URL.format(slug=tag.slug) }}{% else %}{{ TAG_FEED_RSS.format(slug=tag.slug) }}{% endif %}" type="application/rss+xml" rel="alternate" title="{{ SITENAME }} Tags RSS Feed" />
+        <link href="{{ FEED_DOMAIN }}/{% if TAG_FEED_RSS_URL %}{{ TAG_FEED_RSS_URL.format(slug=tag.slug) }}{% else %}{{ TAG_FEED_RSS.format(slug=tag.slug) }}{% endif %}" type="application/rss+xml" rel="alternate" title="{{ SITENAME|striptags }} Tags RSS Feed" />
         {% endif %}
         {% endblock head %}
 </head>
diff --git a/pelican/themes/simple/templates/categories.html b/pelican/themes/simple/templates/categories.html
index 7999de43..f099e88f 100644
--- a/pelican/themes/simple/templates/categories.html
+++ b/pelican/themes/simple/templates/categories.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {% extends "base.html" %}
 
-{% block title %}{{ SITENAME }} - Categories{% endblock %}
+{% block title %}{{ SITENAME|striptags }} - Categories{% endblock %}
 
 {% block content %}
     <h1>Categories on {{ SITENAME }}</h1>
diff --git a/pelican/themes/simple/templates/category.html b/pelican/themes/simple/templates/category.html
index d73f6e31..f7889d00 100644
--- a/pelican/themes/simple/templates/category.html
+++ b/pelican/themes/simple/templates/category.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {% extends "index.html" %}
 
-{% block title %}{{ SITENAME }} - {{ category }} category{% endblock %}
+{% block title %}{{ SITENAME|striptags }} - {{ category }} category{% endblock %}
 
 {% block content_title %}
 <h1>Articles in the {{ category }} category</h1>
diff --git a/pelican/themes/simple/templates/page.html b/pelican/themes/simple/templates/page.html
index 33344eac..eea816a9 100644
--- a/pelican/themes/simple/templates/page.html
+++ b/pelican/themes/simple/templates/page.html
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {% extends "base.html" %}
 {% block html_lang %}{{ page.lang }}{% endblock %}
 
-{% block title %}{{ SITENAME }} - {{ page.title|striptags }}{%endblock%}
+{% block title %}{{ SITENAME|striptags }} - {{ page.title|striptags }}{%endblock%}
 
 {% block head %}
   {{ super() }}
diff --git a/pelican/themes/simple/templates/period_archives.html b/pelican/themes/simple/templates/period_archives.html
index e1ddf626..9cdc354d 100644
--- a/pelican/themes/simple/templates/period_archives.html
+++ b/pelican/themes/simple/templates/period_archives.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {% extends "base.html" %}
 
-{% block title %}{{ SITENAME }} - {{ period | reverse | join(' ') }} archives{% endblock %}
+{% block title %}{{ SITENAME|striptags }} - {{ period | reverse | join(' ') }} archives{% endblock %}
 
 {% block content %}
 <h1>Archives for {{ period | reverse | join(' ') }}</h1>
diff --git a/pelican/themes/simple/templates/tag.html b/pelican/themes/simple/templates/tag.html
index 93878134..59725a05 100644
--- a/pelican/themes/simple/templates/tag.html
+++ b/pelican/themes/simple/templates/tag.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {% extends "index.html" %}
 
-{% block title %}{{ SITENAME }} - {{ tag }} tag{% endblock %}
+{% block title %}{{ SITENAME|striptags }} - {{ tag }} tag{% endblock %}
 
 {% block content_title %}
 <h1>Articles tagged with {{ tag }}</h1>
diff --git a/pelican/themes/simple/templates/tags.html b/pelican/themes/simple/templates/tags.html
index b90b0ac3..92c142d2 100644
--- a/pelican/themes/simple/templates/tags.html
+++ b/pelican/themes/simple/templates/tags.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {% extends "base.html" %}
 
-{% block title %}{{ SITENAME }} - Tags{% endblock %}
+{% block title %}{{ SITENAME|striptags }} - Tags{% endblock %}
 
 {% block content %}
     <h1>Tags for {{ SITENAME }}</h1>