diff --git a/themes/hugo-scroll/layouts/index.html b/themes/hugo-scroll/layouts/index.html
index d66bf9e..32a032c 100644
--- a/themes/hugo-scroll/layouts/index.html
+++ b/themes/hugo-scroll/layouts/index.html
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <div class="vertical">
         <div id="site-head-content" class="inner">
 
-            {{ with .Params.header_headline }}<h1 class="blog-title">{{ . }}</h1>{{ end }}
+            {{ with .Params.header_headline }}<h1 class="blog-title">{{ . | markdownify | safeHTML }}</h1>{{ end }}
             {{ with .Params.header_subheadline }}<h2 class="blog-description">{{ . }}</h2>{{ end }}
 
             {{ range where $sections ".Params.header_menu" "eq" true }}