diff --git a/html-combiner.py b/html-combiner.py
index 8b2f932..ce5c5b6 100755
--- a/html-combiner.py
+++ b/html-combiner.py
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ PAGE_DIR = "./pages/"
 TEMPLATE_DIR = "./templates/"
 TARGET_DIR = "./docs/"
 
-INCLUDE_MARKER = "&include("
-INCLUDE_MARKER_END = ")"
+INCLUDE_MARKER = "<include "
+INCLUDE_MARKER_END = "/>"
 
 def process_dir(path: str = "") -> None:
     items = os.listdir(PAGE_DIR + path)
@@ -45,14 +45,14 @@ def apply_include(contents: str) -> str:
 
 def insert_contents(contents, new_contents):
     index_start, index_end = get_marker_indices(contents)
-    return contents[:index_start] + new_contents + contents[index_end+1:]
+    return contents[:index_start] + new_contents + contents[index_end + len(INCLUDE_MARKER_END):]
 
 
 def get_included_name(contents):
     marker_start, marker_end = get_marker_indices(contents)
     name_start = marker_start + len(INCLUDE_MARKER)
-    name_end = marker_end - len(INCLUDE_MARKER_END)
-    return contents[name_start:name_end + 1]
+    name_end = marker_end
+    return contents[name_start:name_end]
 
 
 def get_marker_indices(contents: str) -> tuple:
diff --git a/pages/fractals/index.html b/pages/fractals/index.html
index 4efee5a..35f20fa 100644
--- a/pages/fractals/index.html
+++ b/pages/fractals/index.html
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
     <title>Document</title>
 </head>
 <body>
-    &include(header.html)
+    <include header.html/>
     <p>fractals go here woo</p>
-    &include(footer.html)
+    <include footer.html/>
 </body>
 </html>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pages/index.html b/pages/index.html
index f84c03a..32fb439 100644
--- a/pages/index.html
+++ b/pages/index.html
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@
     <title>CrispyPin.cc</title>
 </head>
 <body>
-    &include(header.html)
+    <include header.html/>
     <h1>Homepage</h1>
     <p>Lorem, ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Earum exercitationem quod laudantium neque. Dolor qui magnam debitis repellendus assumenda tenetur ab aliquam ea sit in harum facere neque ad nemo vel nesciunt distinctio totam, cupiditate, deleniti nam voluptas quia aperiam.</p>
-    &include(footer.html)
+    <include footer.html/>
 </body>
 </html>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/templates/header.html b/templates/header.html
index 8e9289d..ddf3c91 100644
--- a/templates/header.html
+++ b/templates/header.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 <header>
     <a href="/" id="logo"><img src="/logo.png" alt=""></a>
 </header>
-&include(navbar.html)
\ No newline at end of file
+<include navbar.html/>
\ No newline at end of file
