diff --git a/config.arg.h b/config.arg.h
index 279ba24..355b02b 100644
--- a/config.arg.h
+++ b/config.arg.h
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ const char *tags[] = { "work", "net", "fnord", NULL };
 #define FLOATSYMBOL		"><>"
 #define TILESYMBOL		"[]="
 
-#define FONT			"-*-terminus-medium-*-*-*-14-*-*-*-*-*-iso10646-*"
+#define FONT			"-*-terminus-medium-*-*-*-12-*-*-*-*-*-iso10646-*"
 #define SELBGCOLOR		"#333366"
 #define SELFGCOLOR		"#eeeeee"
 #define NORMBGCOLOR		"#333333"