diff --git a/.Xresources b/.Xresources
index f0f2e40d..a48ae1dc 100644
--- a/.Xresources
+++ b/.Xresources
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
 !! Transparency (0-255):
 st.alpha: 230
 !! Set a default font and font size as below:
-*.font:UbuntuMono Nerd font Mono-16
-Xft.*font:UbuntuMono Nerd Font Mono:pixelsize=16
+*.font:UbuntuMono Nerd font Mono-12
+Xft.*font:UbuntuMono Nerd Font Mono:pixelsize=12
 
 Xft.dpi: 96
 Xft.antialias: true