diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index f645bb8..85e3580 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
         <script>
 	        document.onreadystatechange = _ => {
 				if(document.readyState === "complete") {
-					document.getElementById("thing").innerHTML = window.location.hash ? window.location.hash : "no hash specified"
+					document.getElementById("thing").innerHTML = window.location.hash ? decodeURI(window.location.hash.substr(1)) : "no hash specified"
 				}
 	        };
         </script>