diff --git a/layouts/partials/templates/twitter_cards.html b/layouts/partials/templates/twitter_cards.html
index a6e1d05d..eab85ac5 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/templates/twitter_cards.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/templates/twitter_cards.html
@@ -6,16 +6,22 @@
 <meta name="twitter:image" content="{{ (path.Join .RelPermalink .Params.cover.image ) | absURL }}">
 {{- end}}
 {{- else }}
-{{- $images := partial "templates/_funcs/get-page-images" . -}}
-{{- with index $images 0 -}}
-<meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image">
-<meta name="twitter:image" content="{{ .Permalink }}">
-{{- else -}}
-<meta name="twitter:card" content="summary">
-{{- end -}}
+{{- $images := partial "templates/_funcs/get-page-images" . }}
+{{- with index $images 0 }}
+  <meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image">
+  <meta name="twitter:image" content="{{ .Permalink }}">
+{{- else }}
+  <meta name="twitter:card" content="summary">
+{{- end }}
+{{- end }}
+
+{{- with or .Title site.Title site.Params.title | plainify }}
+  <meta name="twitter:title" content="{{ . }}">
+{{- end }}
+
+{{- with or .Description .Summary site.Params.description | plainify | htmlUnescape | chomp }}
+  <meta name="twitter:description" content="{{ . }}">
 {{- end }}
-<meta name="twitter:title" content="{{ .Title }}">
-<meta name="twitter:description" content="{{ with .Description }}{{ . }}{{ else }}{{if .IsPage}}{{ .Summary }}{{ else }}{{ with site.Params.description }}{{ . }}{{ end }}{{ end }}{{ end -}}">
 
 {{- $twitterSite := "" }}
 {{- with site.Params.social }}