diff --git a/src/Invoice.php b/src/Invoice.php
index 06b86b9..f8ad5d4 100644
--- a/src/Invoice.php
+++ b/src/Invoice.php
@@ -271,7 +271,8 @@ public function render()
 
         $template = sprintf('invoices::templates.%s', $this->template);
         $view     = View::make($template, ['invoice' => $this]);
-        $html     = mb_convert_encoding($view, 'HTML-ENTITIES', 'UTF-8');
+        $html     = htmlentities($view, ENT_QUOTES | ENT_HTML5, 'UTF-8');
+        $html     = html_entity_decode($html, ENT_QUOTES | ENT_HTML5, 'UTF-8');
 
         $this->pdf = PDF::setOptions($this->options)
             ->setPaper($this->paperOptions['size'], $this->paperOptions['orientation'])