diff --git a/additionals/hyphenation.tex b/additionals/hyphenation.tex
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0c7d5bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/additionals/hyphenation.tex
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+%!TEX root = ../main.tex
+
+% declare hyphenation of words unknown to babel in this file like:
+%  \hyphenation{hy-phe-na-tion}
diff --git a/main.tex b/main.tex
index bdb090c..216791a 100644
--- a/main.tex
+++ b/main.tex
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@
 % config
 \input{config.tex}
 
+% hyphenation
+\input{additionals/hyphenation.tex}
+
 \begin{document}
   %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
   %% document title page %%
diff --git a/templates/markdown.main.tex b/templates/markdown.main.tex
index bd6ae1e..a1a90cd 100644
--- a/templates/markdown.main.tex
+++ b/templates/markdown.main.tex
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@
 % config
 \input{config.tex}
 
+% hyphenation
+\input{additionals/hyphenation.tex}
+
 \begin{document}
   %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
   %% document title page %%