diff --git a/exampleSite/data/site/footers.toml b/exampleSite/data/site/footers.toml
index f6fa29b..87dd7aa 100644
--- a/exampleSite/data/site/footers.toml
+++ b/exampleSite/data/site/footers.toml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # Common footer to use site-wide
 [[siteFooter]]
     text = "Powered by [Hugo](https://gohugo.io/) with [Simple Intro theme](https://github.com/qub1750ul/hugo-simpleIntro) - "
+    markup = "markdown"
 # More footers could be defined to be used in specific pages/layouts
diff --git a/layouts/partials/footer.html b/layouts/partials/footer.html
index a815073..ad9338f 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/footer.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/footer.html
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <footer class="text-center mt-8 py-2 bg-gray-900 text-white">
   {{ range .Site.Data.site.footers.siteFooter}}
    <div>
-      {{.text | $.RenderString }} &copy; {{ now.Format "2006" }} {{ $.Site.Params.Name }}
+      {{.text | $.RenderString (dict "markup" .markup)}} &copy; {{ now.Format "2006" }} {{ $.Site.Params.Name }}
     </div>
   {{end}}
 </footer>