diff --git a/samples/FreeMarker/example.ftl b/samples/FreeMarker/example.ftl
index c322b851..10a6ee95 100644
--- a/samples/FreeMarker/example.ftl
+++ b/samples/FreeMarker/example.ftl
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
         </ul>
     </#if>
 
+    <#-- This is a FreeMarker comment -->
     <@currentTime />
 </@layout.page>
 
diff --git a/samples/FreeMarker/layout.ftl b/samples/FreeMarker/layout.ftl
index cd7f554d..18512dd6 100644
--- a/samples/FreeMarker/layout.ftl
+++ b/samples/FreeMarker/layout.ftl
@@ -1,12 +1,32 @@
+<#ftl strip_text=true />
+
 <#macro page title>
     <!doctype html>
-    <html lang="en">
+    <html lang="${.lang}">
         <head>
-            <meta charset="utf-8">
             <title>${title}</title>
+            <@metaTags />
         </head>
         <body>
             <#nested />
+            <@footer />
         </body>
     </html>
 </#macro>
+
+
+<#---
+  Default meta tags
+-->
+<#macro metaTags>
+    <#compress>
+        <meta charset="utf-8">
+        <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
+        <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width,initial-scale=1">
+        <meta name="format-detection" content="telephone=no">
+    </#compress>
+</#macro>
+
+<#macro footer>
+    <p>This page is using FreeMarker v${.version}</p>
+</#macro>
