diff --git a/archivebox/index/html.py b/archivebox/index/html.py
index a62e2c7e..6db8435c 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
@@ -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(f'<span class="files-icons" style="font-size: 1.1em; opacity: 0.8">{output}<span>')
+    return format_html('<span class="files-icons" style="font-size: 1.1em; opacity: 0.8">{}<span>', mark_safe(output))