diff --git a/lib/Handler/Templates/footer.twig b/lib/Handler/Templates/footer.twig
index 7a0bf52722..7d7488e328 100644
--- a/lib/Handler/Templates/footer.twig
+++ b/lib/Handler/Templates/footer.twig
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
 			</td>
 		{% endif %}
 		<td style="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 0px 0px 15px 0px; line-height:1.5em;">
-			<a href="{{ linkToSite }}" style="text-decoration: none; color: unset;">{{ signedBy }}</a>
+			<a href="{{ linkToSite }}" style="text-decoration: none; color: unset;">{{ signedBy|raw }}</a>
 			{% if validateIn %}
 				<br>
 				<a href="{{ validationSite }}"
 					style="text-decoration: none; color: unset;">
-					{{ validateIn|replace({'%s': validationSite}) }}
+					{{ validateIn|replace({'%s': validationSite})|raw }}
 				</a>
 			{% endif %}
 		</td>
diff --git a/lib/Service/SignatureTextService.php b/lib/Service/SignatureTextService.php
index e933715c05..e847c6d5a3 100644
--- a/lib/Service/SignatureTextService.php
+++ b/lib/Service/SignatureTextService.php
@@ -388,6 +388,21 @@ private function mbWordwrap(string $text, int $width, string $break = "\n", bool
 	public function getDefaultTemplate(): string {
 		$collectMetadata = $this->appConfig->getValueBool(Application::APP_ID, 'collect_metadata', false);
 		if ($collectMetadata) {
+			// TRANSLATORS Variables enclosed in double curly braces {{variableName}} are template placeholders.
+			//
+			// DO NOT translate or remove these variables:
+			// - {{SignerCommonName}}
+			// - {{IssuerCommonName}}
+			// - {{ServerSignatureDate}}
+			// - {{SignerIP}}
+			// - {{SignerUserAgent}}
+			//
+			// Only translate the text outside the curly braces, such as:
+			// - "Signed with LibreSign"
+			// - "Issuer:"
+			// - "Date:"
+			// - "IP:"
+			// - "User agent:"
 			return $this->l10n->t(
 				"Signed with LibreSign\n"
 				. "{{SignerCommonName}}\n"
@@ -397,6 +412,17 @@ public function getDefaultTemplate(): string {
 				. 'User agent: {{SignerUserAgent}}'
 			);
 		}
+		// TRANSLATORS Variables enclosed in double curly braces {{variableName}} are template placeholders.
+		//
+		// DO NOT translate or remove these variables:
+		// - {{SignerCommonName}}
+		// - {{IssuerCommonName}}
+		// - {{ServerSignatureDate}}
+		//
+		// Only translate the text outside the curly braces, such as:
+		// - "Signed with LibreSign"
+		// - "Issuer:"
+		// - "Date:"
 		return $this->l10n->t(
 			"Signed with LibreSign\n"
 			. "{{SignerCommonName}}\n"
diff --git a/tests/php/Unit/Handler/FooterHandlerTest.php b/tests/php/Unit/Handler/FooterHandlerTest.php
index fc9864e5da..014a07c21e 100644
--- a/tests/php/Unit/Handler/FooterHandlerTest.php
+++ b/tests/php/Unit/Handler/FooterHandlerTest.php
@@ -325,4 +325,128 @@ public function testGetTemplateVariablesMetadata(): void {
 		$this->assertSame('string', $metadata['uuid']['type']);
 		$this->assertArrayHasKey('default', $metadata['signedBy']);
 	}
+
+	#[DataProvider('dataAccentedCharactersInFooter')]
+	public function testAccentedCharactersInFooterVariablesAreRenderedCorrectly(
+		string $testName,
+		string $signedByText,
+		array $expectedSubstrings,
+		array $forbiddenSubstrings,
+	): void {
+		$this->appConfig->setValueBool(Application::APP_ID, 'add_footer', true);
+		$this->appConfig->setValueBool(Application::APP_ID, 'write_qrcode_on_footer', false);
+		$this->appConfig->deleteKey(Application::APP_ID, 'footer_template');
+
+		$dimensions = [['w' => 595, 'h' => 100]];
+		$this->l10n = $this->l10nFactory->get(Application::APP_ID, 'en');
+
+		$pdf = $this->getClass()
+			->setTemplateVar('uuid', 'test-uuid')
+			->setTemplateVar('signedBy', $signedByText)
+			->setTemplateVar('linkToSite', 'https://libresign.coop')
+			->getFooter($dimensions);
+
+		$this->assertNotEmpty($pdf);
+
+		$parser = new \Smalot\PdfParser\Parser();
+		$pdfParsed = $parser->parseContent($pdf);
+		$text = $pdfParsed->getText();
+
+		foreach ($expectedSubstrings as $expected) {
+			$this->assertStringContainsString($expected, $text, "Expected to find '{$expected}' for test: {$testName}");
+		}
+
+		foreach ($forbiddenSubstrings as $forbidden) {
+			$this->assertStringNotContainsString($forbidden, $text, "Should not find '{$forbidden}' for test: {$testName}");
+		}
+	}
+
+	public static function dataAccentedCharactersInFooter(): array {
+		return [
+			'French accents' => [
+				'testName' => 'French accents',
+				'signedByText' => 'Signé numériquement par LibreSign',
+				'expectedSubstrings' => ['Signé', 'numériquement'],
+				'forbiddenSubstrings' => ['&eacute;', '&amp;', '&#233;'],
+			],
+			'Portuguese accents and cedilla' => [
+				'testName' => 'Portuguese accents',
+				'signedByText' => 'Assinado digitalmente por João da Silva',
+				'expectedSubstrings' => ['João', 'Silva'],
+				'forbiddenSubstrings' => ['&atilde;', '&amp;', '&#227;'],
+			],
+			'Spanish ñ and accents' => [
+				'testName' => 'Spanish characters',
+				'signedByText' => 'Firmado digitalmente por José Muñoz',
+				'expectedSubstrings' => ['José', 'Muñoz'],
+				'forbiddenSubstrings' => ['&ntilde;', '&eacute;', '&amp;'],
+			],
+			'German umlauts' => [
+				'testName' => 'German umlauts',
+				'signedByText' => 'Digital signiert von Müller & Söhne',
+				'expectedSubstrings' => ['Müller', 'Söhne'],
+				'forbiddenSubstrings' => ['&uuml;', '&ouml;', '&amp;'],
+			],
+			'Multiple special characters' => [
+				'testName' => 'Multiple accents',
+				'signedByText' => 'Signé par Renée & José',
+				'expectedSubstrings' => ['Signé', 'Renée', 'José'],
+				'forbiddenSubstrings' => ['&eacute;', '&amp;', '&#'],
+			],
+			'Greek characters' => [
+				'testName' => 'Greek characters',
+				'signedByText' => 'Υπογραφή από Αθήνα',
+				'expectedSubstrings' => ['Υπογραφή', 'Αθήνα'],
+				'forbiddenSubstrings' => ['&amp;', '&#'],
+			],
+			'Cyrillic characters' => [
+				'testName' => 'Cyrillic characters',
+				'signedByText' => 'Подписано Москва',
+				'expectedSubstrings' => ['Подписано', 'Москва'],
+				'forbiddenSubstrings' => ['&amp;', '&#'],
+			],
+			'Arabic characters (RTL)' => [
+				'testName' => 'Arabic (RTL)',
+				'signedByText' => 'توقيع رقمي من القاهرة',
+				'expectedSubstrings' => ['عيقوت', 'ةرهاقلا'], // RTL text appears reversed in extracted PDF
+				'forbiddenSubstrings' => ['&amp;', '&#'],
+			],
+			'Hebrew characters (RTL)' => [
+				'testName' => 'Hebrew (RTL)',
+				'signedByText' => 'חתום דיגיטלית מירושלים',
+				'expectedSubstrings' => ['םותח', 'םילשורימ'], // RTL text appears reversed in extracted PDF
+				'forbiddenSubstrings' => ['&amp;', '&#'],
+			],
+			'Chinese characters' => [
+				'testName' => 'Chinese (CJK)',
+				'signedByText' => '数字签名 北京',
+				'expectedSubstrings' => ['数字签名', '北京'],
+				'forbiddenSubstrings' => ['&amp;', '&#'],
+			],
+			'Japanese characters' => [
+				'testName' => 'Japanese (CJK)',
+				'signedByText' => 'デジタル署名 東京',
+				'expectedSubstrings' => ['デジタル署名', '東京'],
+				'forbiddenSubstrings' => ['&amp;', '&#'],
+			],
+			'Korean characters' => [
+				'testName' => 'Korean (CJK)',
+				'signedByText' => '디지털 서명 서울',
+				'expectedSubstrings' => ['디지털', '서울'],
+				'forbiddenSubstrings' => ['&amp;', '&#'],
+			],
+			'Emoji characters' => [
+				'testName' => 'Emoji',
+				'signedByText' => 'Signed ✍️ by LibreSign 🔒',
+				'expectedSubstrings' => ['Signed', 'LibreSign'],
+				'forbiddenSubstrings' => ['&amp;', '&#'],
+			],
+			'Mixed emoji and accents' => [
+				'testName' => 'Emoji with accents',
+				'signedByText' => 'Signé 📝 par José 👤',
+				'expectedSubstrings' => ['Signé', 'José'],
+				'forbiddenSubstrings' => ['&eacute;', '&amp;', '&#'],
+			],
+		];
+	}
 }