diff --git a/internal/notes/views/views.go b/internal/notes/views/views.go
index 3979605..c5f3ea6 100644
--- a/internal/notes/views/views.go
+++ b/internal/notes/views/views.go
@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@ func edit(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 func new(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	title := r.FormValue("title")
+	if len(title) == 0 {
+		title = "<New Note>"
+	}
+
 	note := &notes.Note{Title: title}
 
 	urlEdit := myurls.Reverse("edit", urls.Repl{"note": note.EncodedTitle()})