diff --git a/Gruntfile.coffee b/Gruntfile.coffee
index 7e0db8c07..e8dcf07dd 100644
--- a/Gruntfile.coffee
+++ b/Gruntfile.coffee
@@ -1,11 +1,17 @@
 module.exports = (grunt) ->
 
+  importHTML = (filename) ->
+    "\"\"\"#{grunt.file.read("html/#{filename}.html").replace(/^\s+|\s+$</gm, '').replace(/\n/g, '')}\"\"\""
+
   # Project configuration.
   grunt.initConfig
     pkg: grunt.file.readJSON 'package.json'
     concat:
       options: process: Object.create(null, data:
-        get: -> grunt.config 'pkg'
+        get: ->
+          pkg = grunt.config 'pkg'
+          pkg.importHTML = importHTML
+          pkg
         enumerable: true
       )
       coffee:
diff --git a/src/General/Header.coffee b/src/General/Header.coffee
index 7e401e5a9..c94e697ae 100644
--- a/src/General/Header.coffee
+++ b/src/General/Header.coffee
@@ -2,9 +2,7 @@ Header =
   init: ->
     headerEl = $.el 'div',
       id: 'header'
-      innerHTML: """
-      <%= grunt.file.read('html/General/Header.html').replace(/>\s+</g, '><').trim() %>
-      """
+      innerHTML: <%= importHTML('General/Header') %>
 
     @bar    = $ '#header-bar', headerEl
     @toggle = $ '#toggle-header-bar', @bar
diff --git a/src/General/Index.coffee b/src/General/Index.coffee
index 0915f01c4..c930bb3d0 100644
--- a/src/General/Index.coffee
+++ b/src/General/Index.coffee
@@ -48,9 +48,7 @@ Index =
     Index.root = $.el 'div', className: 'board'
     Index.pagelist = $.el 'div',
       className: 'pagelist'
-      innerHTML: """
-      <%= grunt.file.read('html/General/Index-pagelist.html').replace(/>\s+</g, '><').trim() %>
-      """
+      innerHTML: <%= importHTML('General/Index-pagelist') %>
     $.asap (-> $('.pagelist', doc) or d.readyState isnt 'loading'), ->
       $.replace $('.board'),    Index.root
       $.replace $('.pagelist'), Index.pagelist
diff --git a/src/General/Settings.coffee b/src/General/Settings.coffee
index 65f2a5094..4c0499e4c 100644
--- a/src/General/Settings.coffee
+++ b/src/General/Settings.coffee
@@ -61,9 +61,7 @@ Settings =
     return if Settings.dialog
     $.event 'CloseMenu'
 
-    html = """
-    <%= grunt.file.read('html/General/Settings.html').replace(/>\s+</g, '><').trim() %>
-    """
+    html = <%= importHTML('General/Settings') %>
 
     Settings.dialog = overlay = $.el 'div',
       id: 'overlay'
@@ -113,9 +111,7 @@ Settings =
     section.scrollTop = 0
 
   main: (section) ->
-    section.innerHTML = """
-    <%= grunt.file.read('html/General/Settings-section-Main.html').replace(/>\s+</g, '><').trim() %>
-    """
+    section.innerHTML = <%= importHTML('General/Settings-section-Main') %>
     $.on $('.export', section), 'click',  Settings.export
     $.on $('.import', section), 'click',  Settings.import
     $.on $('input',   section), 'change', Settings.onImport
@@ -290,9 +286,7 @@ Settings =
     data
 
   filter: (section) ->
-    section.innerHTML = """
-    <%= grunt.file.read('html/General/Settings-section-Filter.html').replace(/>\s+</g, '><').trim() %>
-    """
+    section.innerHTML = <%= importHTML('General/Settings-section-Filter') %>
     select = $ 'select', section
     $.on select, 'change', Settings.selectFilter
     Settings.selectFilter.call select
@@ -309,32 +303,24 @@ Settings =
       $.on ta, 'change', $.cb.value
       $.add div, ta
       return
-    div.innerHTML = """
-    <%= grunt.file.read('html/General/Settings-section-Filter-guide.html').replace(/>\s+</g, '><').trim() %>
-    """
+    div.innerHTML = <%= importHTML('General/Settings-section-Filter-guide') %>
 
   qr: (section) ->
-    section.innerHTML = """
-    <%= grunt.file.read('html/General/Settings-section-QR.html').replace(/>\s+</g, '><').trim() %>
-    """
+    section.innerHTML = <%= importHTML('General/Settings-section-QR') %>
     ta = $ 'textarea', section
     $.get 'QR.personas', Conf['QR.personas'], (item) ->
       ta.value = item['QR.personas']
     $.on ta, 'change', $.cb.value
 
   sauce: (section) ->
-    section.innerHTML = """
-    <%= grunt.file.read('html/General/Settings-section-Sauce.html').replace(/>\s+</g, '><').trim() %>
-    """
+    section.innerHTML = <%= importHTML('General/Settings-section-Sauce') %>
     ta = $ 'textarea', section
     $.get 'sauces', Conf['sauces'], (item) ->
       ta.value = item['sauces']
     $.on ta, 'change', $.cb.value
 
   rice: (section) ->
-    section.innerHTML = """
-    <%= grunt.file.read('html/General/Settings-section-Rice.html').replace(/>\s+</g, '><').trim() %>
-    """
+    section.innerHTML = <%= importHTML('General/Settings-section-Rice') %>
     items = {}
     inputs = {}
     for name in ['boardnav', 'time', 'backlink', 'fileInfo', 'favicon', 'usercss']
@@ -395,9 +381,7 @@ Settings =
     CustomCSS.update()
 
   archives: (section) ->
-    section.innerHTML = """
-    <%= grunt.file.read('html/General/Settings-section-Archives.html').replace(/>\s+</g, '><').trim() %>
-    """
+    section.innerHTML = <%= importHTML('General/Settings-section-Archives') %>
 
     showLastUpdateTime = (time) ->
       $('time', section).textContent = new Date(time).toLocaleString()
@@ -470,9 +454,7 @@ Settings =
       $.set 'selectedArchives', selectedArchives
 
   keybinds: (section) ->
-    section.innerHTML = """
-    <%= grunt.file.read('html/General/Settings-section-Keybinds.html').replace(/>\s+</g, '><').trim() %>
-    """
+    section.innerHTML = <%= importHTML('General/Settings-section-Keybinds') %>
     tbody  = $ 'tbody', section
     items  = {}
     inputs = {}
diff --git a/src/Monitoring/Favicon.coffee b/src/Monitoring/Favicon.coffee
index 806134034..6085a6f2c 100644
--- a/src/Monitoring/Favicon.coffee
+++ b/src/Monitoring/Favicon.coffee
@@ -45,5 +45,5 @@ Favicon =
       Favicon.unread  = Favicon.unreadNSFW
       Favicon.unreadY = Favicon.unreadNSFWY
 
-  dead:  'data:image/gif;base64,<%= grunt.file.read("img/favicons/dead.gif",  {encoding: "base64"}) %>'
-  logo:  'data:image/png;base64,<%= grunt.file.read("img/icon128.png",        {encoding: "base64"}) %>'
+  dead:  'data:image/gif;base64,<%= grunt.file.read("img/favicons/dead.gif", {encoding: "base64"}) %>'
+  logo:  'data:image/png;base64,<%= grunt.file.read("img/icon128.png",       {encoding: "base64"}) %>'
diff --git a/src/Monitoring/ThreadStats.coffee b/src/Monitoring/ThreadStats.coffee
index f80154cae..89d1be0c8 100644
--- a/src/Monitoring/ThreadStats.coffee
+++ b/src/Monitoring/ThreadStats.coffee
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 ThreadStats =
   init: ->
     return if g.VIEW isnt 'thread' or !Conf['Thread Stats']
-    @dialog = UI.dialog 'thread-stats', 'bottom: 0; left: 0;', """
-    <%= grunt.file.read('html/Monitoring/ThreadStats.html').replace(/>\s+</g, '><').trim() %>
-    """
+    @dialog = UI.dialog 'thread-stats', 'bottom: 0; left: 0;', <%= importHTML('Monitoring/ThreadStats') %>
 
     @postCountEl  = $ '#post-count', @dialog
     @fileCountEl  = $ '#file-count', @dialog
diff --git a/src/Monitoring/ThreadUpdater.coffee b/src/Monitoring/ThreadUpdater.coffee
index 8e9c68779..602f45383 100644
--- a/src/Monitoring/ThreadUpdater.coffee
+++ b/src/Monitoring/ThreadUpdater.coffee
@@ -7,9 +7,7 @@ ThreadUpdater =
       checked = if Conf[name] then 'checked' else ''
       html   += "<div><label title='#{conf[1]}'><input name='#{name}' type=checkbox #{checked}> #{name}</label></div>"
 
-    html = """
-    <%= grunt.file.read('html/Monitoring/ThreadUpdater.html').replace(/>\s+</g, '><').trim() %>
-    """
+    html = <%= importHTML('Monitoring/ThreadUpdater') %>
 
     @dialog = UI.dialog 'updater', 'bottom: 0; right: 0;', html
     @timer  = $ '#update-timer',  @dialog
diff --git a/src/Monitoring/ThreadWatcher.coffee b/src/Monitoring/ThreadWatcher.coffee
index 76abbf521..3b021d5a7 100644
--- a/src/Monitoring/ThreadWatcher.coffee
+++ b/src/Monitoring/ThreadWatcher.coffee
@@ -3,9 +3,7 @@ ThreadWatcher =
     return if !Conf['Thread Watcher']
 
     @db     = new DataBoard 'watchedThreads', @refresh, true
-    @dialog = UI.dialog 'thread-watcher', 'top: 50px; left: 0px;', """
-    <%= grunt.file.read('html/Monitoring/ThreadWatcher.html').replace(/>\s+</g, '><').trim() %>
-    """
+    @dialog = UI.dialog 'thread-watcher', 'top: 50px; left: 0px;', <%= importHTML('Monitoring/ThreadWatcher') %>
     @status = $ '#watcher-status', @dialog
     @list   = @dialog.lastElementChild
 
diff --git a/src/Posting/QR.coffee b/src/Posting/QR.coffee
index 9f81f22a3..7a8f829ea 100644
--- a/src/Posting/QR.coffee
+++ b/src/Posting/QR.coffee
@@ -820,9 +820,7 @@ QR =
       'new'
 
   dialog: ->
-    dialog = UI.dialog 'qr', 'top:0;right:0;', """
-    <%= grunt.file.read('html/Posting/QR.html').replace(/>\s+</g, '><').trim() %>
-    """
+    dialog = UI.dialog 'qr', 'top:0;right:0;', <%= importHTML('Posting/QR') %>
 
     QR.nodes = nodes =
       el:         dialog