diff --git a/src/_layouts/base.njk b/src/_layouts/base.njk
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+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="{{ meta.lang }}">
+  <head>
+    <meta charset="UTF-8" />
+    <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="ie=edge" />
+    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
+
+    <!-- title -->
+    <title>
+      {% if title %}
+      {{ title }}
+      {% else %}
+      {{ meta.siteName }}
+      {% endif %}
+    </title>
+
+    <style>
+      {{ './src/assets/css/styles.scss' | sass }}
+    </style>
+
+    <!-- everything else: meta tags, icons, open graph etc.  -->
+    {% include "partials/meta-info.njk" %}
+  </head>
+
+  <body>
+    {% include "partials/header.njk" %}
+
+    <main id="main">{{ content | safe }}</main>
+
+    {% include "partials/footer.njk" %}
+  </body>
+</html>
