diff --git a/templates/atom.xml b/templates/atom.xml
index d6865bf..c3cd2ee 100644
--- a/templates/atom.xml
+++ b/templates/atom.xml
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
         {% if page.summary -%}
             <summary type="html">{{ page.summary | striptags | safe | trim_end_matches(pat=".") }}…</summary>
         {% elif page.description -%}
-            <summary type="html">{{ page.description | striptags | safe }}</summary>
+            <summary type="html">{{ page.description }}</summary>
         {% endif -%}
     </entry>
     {%- endfor %}
diff --git a/templates/macros/list_posts.html b/templates/macros/list_posts.html
index 65ce400..b61d0a3 100644
--- a/templates/macros/list_posts.html
+++ b/templates/macros/list_posts.html
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 
                 <div class="description">
                     {% if post.description %}
-                        <p>{{ post.description | striptags | safe }}</p>
+                        <p>{{ post.description }}</p>
                     {% elif post.summary %}
                         <p>{{ post.summary | striptags | safe | trim_end_matches(pat=".") }}…</p>
                     {% endif %}
diff --git a/templates/partials/header.html b/templates/partials/header.html
index d2263ed..8c4b89d 100644
--- a/templates/partials/header.html
+++ b/templates/partials/header.html
@@ -62,11 +62,11 @@
     {%- endif -%}
 
     {%- if page.description %}
-        <meta name="description" content="{{ page.description | striptags | safe }}" />
-        <meta property="og:description" content="{{ page.description | striptags | safe }}" />
+        <meta name="description" content="{{ page.description }}" />
+        <meta property="og:description" content="{{ page.description }}" />
     {%- elif section.description %}
-        <meta name="description" content="{{ section.description | striptags | safe }}" />
-        <meta property="og:description" content="{{ section.description | striptags | safe }}" />
+        <meta name="description" content="{{ section.description }}" />
+        <meta property="og:description" content="{{ section.description }}" />
     {%- elif page.summary %}
         <meta name="description" content="{{ page.summary | striptags | safe | trim_end_matches(pat=".") }}…" />
         <meta property="og:description" content="{{ page.summary | striptags | safe | trim_end_matches(pat=".") }}…" />