diff --git a/build/xslt/fsfe_head.xsl b/build/xslt/fsfe_head.xsl
index 9b7cda424f..c8c750f67d 100644
--- a/build/xslt/fsfe_head.xsl
+++ b/build/xslt/fsfe_head.xsl
@@ -151,56 +151,11 @@
     </xsl:for-each>
 
     <!-- Twitter and Facebook sharing cards -->
-    <xsl:variable name="metadesc">
-      <!-- Get the meta element description -->
-      <xsl:value-of select="head/meta[@name = 'description']/@content" />
-    </xsl:variable>
     <xsl:variable name="metaimage">
       <!-- Get the meta element description -->
       <xsl:value-of select="head/meta[@name = 'image']/@content" />
     </xsl:variable>
 
-    <!-- EXTRACT -->
-    <!-- take a first extract which should be sufficient for most pages -->
-    <xsl:variable name="extract1">
-      <!-- retrieve the first 200 letters of the first p element after h1 -->
-      <xsl:value-of select="substring(normalize-space(body/h1[1]/following::p[1]),1,200)" />
-    </xsl:variable>
-    <!-- measure first extract length -->
-    <xsl:variable name="extractlength1">
-      <xsl:value-of select="string-length($extract1)" />
-    </xsl:variable>
-    <!-- define cases what happens with which extract length -->
-    <xsl:variable name="extract">
-      <xsl:choose>
-        <!-- case: first extract is long enough -->
-        <xsl:when test="$extractlength1 &gt; 50">
-          <xsl:value-of select="$extract1" />
-        </xsl:when>
-        <!-- case: first extract is too short -->
-        <xsl:otherwise>
-          <xsl:variable name="extract2">
-            <!-- retrieve the first 200 letters of the *second* p element after h1 -->
-            <xsl:value-of select="substring(normalize-space(body/h1[1]/following::p[2]),1,200)" />
-          </xsl:variable>
-          <!-- measure *second* extract length -->
-          <xsl:variable name="extractlength2">
-            <xsl:value-of select="string-length($extract2)" />
-          </xsl:variable>
-          <xsl:choose>
-            <!-- case: second extract is long enough -->
-            <xsl:when test="$extractlength2 &gt; 50">
-              <xsl:value-of select="$extract2" />
-            </xsl:when>
-            <!-- case: second extract is too short, so take default text -->
-            <xsl:otherwise>
-              Non profit organisation working to create general understanding and support for software freedom. Includes news, events, and campaigns.
-            </xsl:otherwise>
-          </xsl:choose>
-        </xsl:otherwise>
-      </xsl:choose>
-    </xsl:variable>
-
     <!-- Twitter cards -->
     <xsl:element name="meta">
       <xsl:attribute name="name">twitter:card</xsl:attribute>
@@ -235,19 +190,7 @@
     <xsl:element name="meta">
       <xsl:attribute name="name">twitter:description</xsl:attribute>
       <xsl:attribute name="content">
-        <xsl:choose>
-          <!-- if there is a meta description, take that -->
-          <xsl:when test="$metadesc != ''"><xsl:value-of select="$metadesc" /></xsl:when>
-          <xsl:otherwise>
-            <xsl:choose>
-              <!-- if not, try to get the short extract -->
-              <xsl:when test="$extract != ''"><xsl:value-of select="$extract" /><xsl:text>...</xsl:text></xsl:when>
-              <!-- if even that isn't available, return a default text
-                   (not language sensitive). This should never be the case... -->
-              <xsl:otherwise>Non profit organisation working to create general understanding and support for software freedom. Includes news, events, and campaigns.</xsl:otherwise>
-            </xsl:choose>
-          </xsl:otherwise>
-        </xsl:choose>
+        <xsl:value-of select="$extract" />
       </xsl:attribute>
     </xsl:element>
     <!-- Facebook sharing cards -->
@@ -283,19 +226,7 @@
     <xsl:element name="meta">
       <xsl:attribute name="property">og:description</xsl:attribute>
       <xsl:attribute name="content">
-        <xsl:choose>
-          <!-- if there is a meta description, take that -->
-          <xsl:when test="$metadesc != ''"><xsl:value-of select="$metadesc" /></xsl:when>
-          <xsl:otherwise>
-            <xsl:choose>
-              <!-- if not, try to get the short extract -->
-              <xsl:when test="$extract != ''"><xsl:value-of select="$extract" /><xsl:text>...</xsl:text></xsl:when>
-              <!-- if even that isn't available, return a default text
-                   (not language sensitive). This should never be the case... -->
-              <xsl:otherwise>Non profit organisation working to create general understanding and support for software freedom. Includes news, events, and campaigns.</xsl:otherwise>
-            </xsl:choose>
-          </xsl:otherwise>
-        </xsl:choose>
+        <xsl:value-of select="$extract" />
       </xsl:attribute>
     </xsl:element> <!-- / Sharing cards -->
 
diff --git a/build/xslt/sharebuttons.xsl b/build/xslt/sharebuttons.xsl
index 7ff6448acf..bd52e38d19 100644
--- a/build/xslt/sharebuttons.xsl
+++ b/build/xslt/sharebuttons.xsl
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@
       <!-- e-mail -->
       <xsl:element name="a">
         <xsl:attribute name="href">
-          <xsl:value-of select="concat('mailto:?subject=', str:encode-uri($share-title, 'true', 'UTF-8'), '&amp;body=', str:encode-uri($share-url, 'true', 'UTF-8'))"/>
+          <xsl:value-of select="concat('mailto:?subject=', str:encode-uri($share-title, 'true', 'UTF-8'), '&amp;body=', str:encode-uri($extract, 'true', 'UTF-8'), '%0A%0A', str:encode-uri($share-url, 'true', 'UTF-8'))"/>
         </xsl:attribute>
         <xsl:attribute name="class">button share-mail</xsl:attribute>
         <xsl:text>E-Mail</xsl:text>
diff --git a/fsfe.xsl b/fsfe.xsl
index a640e7202e..40da078b3d 100644
--- a/fsfe.xsl
+++ b/fsfe.xsl
@@ -18,6 +18,62 @@
     <xsl:if test="/buildinfo/document/@external">https://fsfe.org</xsl:if>
   </xsl:variable>
 
+  <!-- EXTRACT -->
+  <xsl:variable name="metadesc">
+    <!-- Get the meta element description -->
+    <xsl:value-of select="/buildinfo/document/head/meta[@name = 'description']/@content" />
+  </xsl:variable>
+
+  <!-- if there is a meta description, take that -->
+  <xsl:variable name="extract">
+    <xsl:choose>
+      <!-- if there is a meta description, take that -->
+      <xsl:when test="$metadesc != ''">
+        <xsl:value-of select="$metadesc" />
+      </xsl:when>
+      <xsl:otherwise>
+        <!-- take a first extract which should be sufficient for most pages -->
+        <xsl:variable name="extract1">
+          <!-- retrieve the first 200 letters of the first p element after h1 -->
+          <xsl:value-of select="substring(normalize-space(/buildinfo/document/body/h1[1]/following::p[1]),1,200)" />
+        </xsl:variable>
+        <!-- measure first extract length -->
+        <xsl:variable name="extractlength1">
+          <xsl:value-of select="string-length($extract1)" />
+        </xsl:variable>
+        <!-- define cases what happens with which extract length -->
+        <xsl:choose>
+          <!-- case: first extract is long enough -->
+          <xsl:when test="$extractlength1 &gt; 50">
+            <xsl:value-of select="$extract1" />
+            <xsl:text>...</xsl:text>
+          </xsl:when>
+          <!-- case: first extract is too short -->
+          <xsl:otherwise>
+            <xsl:variable name="extract2">
+              <!-- retrieve the first 200 letters of the *second* p element after h1 -->
+              <xsl:value-of select="substring(normalize-space(/buildinfo/document/body/h1[1]/following::p[2]),1,200)" />
+            </xsl:variable>
+            <!-- measure *second* extract length -->
+            <xsl:variable name="extractlength2">
+              <xsl:value-of select="string-length($extract2)" />
+            </xsl:variable>
+            <xsl:choose>
+              <!-- case: second extract is long enough -->
+              <xsl:when test="$extractlength2 &gt; 50">
+                <xsl:value-of select="$extract2" />
+              </xsl:when>
+              <!-- case: second extract is too short, so take default text -->
+              <xsl:otherwise>
+                Non profit organisation working to create general understanding and support for software freedom. Includes news, events, and campaigns.
+              </xsl:otherwise>
+            </xsl:choose>
+          </xsl:otherwise>
+        </xsl:choose>
+      </xsl:otherwise>
+    </xsl:choose>
+  </xsl:variable>
+
   <xsl:include href="build/xslt/fsfe_document.xsl" />
   <xsl:include href="build/xslt/fsfe_headings.xsl" />
   <xsl:include href="build/xslt/fsfe_localmenu.xsl" />