diff --git a/config.h b/config.h
index 398125d..5632a48 100644
--- a/config.h
+++ b/config.h
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *
  * font: see http://freedesktop.org/software/fontconfig/fontconfig-user.html
  */
-static char *font = "mono:pixelsize=14:antialias=true:autohint=true";
+static char *font = "mono:pixelsize=16:antialias=true:autohint=true";
 static int borderpx = 2;
 
 /*