diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 16dc36b31..7e5eb32e5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+mkdocs-material-2.x.x (2017-xx-xx)
+
+  * Fixed #553: meta title and description only renders first character
+
 mkdocs-material-2.0.1 (2017-10-31)
 
   * Fixed error when initializing search
diff --git a/material/base.html b/material/base.html
index e3ad3cd0b..52658d53d 100644
--- a/material/base.html
+++ b/material/base.html
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
       <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width,initial-scale=1">
       <meta http-equiv="x-ua-compatible" content="ie=edge">
       {% if page and page.meta.description %}
-        <meta name="description" content="{{ page.meta.description | first }}">
+        <meta name="description" content="{{ page.meta.description }}">
       {% elif config.site_description %}
         <meta name="description" content="{{ config.site_description }}">
       {% endif %}
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     {% endblock %}
     {% block htmltitle %}
       {% if page and page.meta.title %}
-        <title>{{ page.meta.title | first }}</title>
+        <title>{{ page.meta.title }}</title>
       {% elif page and page.title and not page.is_homepage %}
         <title>{{ page.title }} - {{ config.site_name }}</title>
       {% else %}
diff --git a/src/base.html b/src/base.html
index 268098ede..f0c747293 100644
--- a/src/base.html
+++ b/src/base.html
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
       <!-- Page description -->
       {% if page and page.meta.description %}
         <meta name="description"
-            content="{{ page.meta.description | first }}" />
+            content="{{ page.meta.description }}" />
       {% elif config.site_description %}
         <meta name="description" content="{{ config.site_description }}" />
       {% endif %}
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
     <!-- Site title -->
     {% block htmltitle %}
       {% if page and page.meta.title %}
-        <title>{{ page.meta.title | first }}</title>
+        <title>{{ page.meta.title }}</title>
       {% elif page and page.title and not page.is_homepage %}
         <title>{{ page.title }} - {{ config.site_name }}</title>
       {% else %}