diff --git a/sigal/settings.py b/sigal/settings.py
index 746c37f..700de42 100644
--- a/sigal/settings.py
+++ b/sigal/settings.py
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ _DEFAULT_CONFIG = {
'index_in_url': False,
'jpg_options': {'quality': 85, 'optimize': True, 'progressive': True},
'keep_orig': False,
+ 'html_language': 'en',
'leaflet_provider': 'OpenStreetMap.Mapnik',
'links': '',
'locale': '',
diff --git a/sigal/templates/sigal.conf.py b/sigal/templates/sigal.conf.py
index b9f679a..42c3039 100644
--- a/sigal/templates/sigal.conf.py
+++ b/sigal/templates/sigal.conf.py
@@ -193,6 +193,9 @@ ignore_files = []
# Specify a different locale. If set to '', the default locale is used.
# locale = ''
+# Define language used on main tag in templates
+# html_language = 'en'
+
# List of files to copy from the source directory to the destination.
# A symbolic link is used if ``orig_link`` is set to True (see above).
# files_to_copy = (('extra/robots.txt', 'robots.txt'),
diff --git a/sigal/themes/colorbox/templates/base.html b/sigal/themes/colorbox/templates/base.html
index ede71de..ef670e2 100644
--- a/sigal/themes/colorbox/templates/base.html
+++ b/sigal/themes/colorbox/templates/base.html
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-
+
{% block head %}
diff --git a/sigal/themes/galleria/templates/index.html b/sigal/themes/galleria/templates/index.html
index f72cf98..706a698 100644
--- a/sigal/themes/galleria/templates/index.html
+++ b/sigal/themes/galleria/templates/index.html
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-
+
diff --git a/sigal/themes/photoswipe/templates/index.html b/sigal/themes/photoswipe/templates/index.html
index 557d910..b78373b 100644
--- a/sigal/themes/photoswipe/templates/index.html
+++ b/sigal/themes/photoswipe/templates/index.html
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-
+
{% block head %}