diff --git a/foot/foot.ini b/foot/foot.ini
index 57c0084..e75df4a 100644
--- a/foot/foot.ini
+++ b/foot/foot.ini
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # term=foot (or xterm-256color if built with -Dterminfo=disabled)
 # login-shell=no
 
-font=terminus:pixelsize=28
+font=hermit:pixelsize=26
 # font-bold=<bold variant of regular font>
 # font-italic=<italic variant of regular font>
 # font-bold-italic=<bold+italic variant of regular font>