diff --git a/archivebox/index/html.py b/archivebox/index/html.py
index 12eab62a..0ba8e7c1 100644
--- a/archivebox/index/html.py
+++ b/archivebox/index/html.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from datetime import datetime
 from typing import List, Optional, Iterator, Mapping
 from pathlib import Path
 
-from django.utils.html import format_html
+from django.utils.html import format_html, mark_safe
 from collections import defaultdict
 
 from .schema import Link
@@ -147,12 +147,12 @@ def snapshot_icons(snapshot) -> str:
     for extractor, _ in EXTRACTORS:
         if extractor not in exclude:
             exists = extractor_items[extractor] is not None
-            output += output_template.format(path, canon[f"{extractor}_path"], str(exists),
+            output += format_html(output_template, path, canon[f"{extractor}_path"], str(exists),
                                              extractor, icons.get(extractor, "?"))
         if extractor == "wget":
             # warc isn't technically it's own extractor, so we have to add it after wget
             exists = list((Path(path) / canon["warc_path"]).glob("*.warc.gz"))
-            output += output_template.format(exists[0] if exists else '#', canon["warc_path"], str(bool(exists)), "warc", icons.get("warc", "?"))
+            output += format_html(output_template, exists[0] if exists else '#', canon["warc_path"], str(bool(exists)), "warc", icons.get("warc", "?"))
 
         if extractor == "archive_org":
             # The check for archive_org is different, so it has to be handled separately
@@ -161,4 +161,4 @@ def snapshot_icons(snapshot) -> str:
             output += '<a href="{}" class="exists-{}" title="{}">{}</a> '.format(canon["archive_org_path"], str(exists),
                                                                                         "archive_org", icons.get("archive_org", "?"))
 
-    return format_html('<span class="files-icons" style="font-size: 1.1em; opacity: 0.8">{}<span>', output)
+    return format_html('<span class="files-icons" style="font-size: 1.1em; opacity: 0.8">{}<span>', mark_safe(output))