diff --git a/manimlib/tex_template.tex b/manimlib/tex_template.tex
index ede08635..3b7cea4d 100644
--- a/manimlib/tex_template.tex
+++ b/manimlib/tex_template.tex
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 \documentclass[preview]{standalone}
 
 \usepackage[english]{babel}
+\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
+\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
 \usepackage{amsmath}
 \usepackage{amssymb}
 \usepackage{dsfont}