diff --git a/config.h b/config.h
index 0d7bf5f..2628d89 100644
--- a/config.h
+++ b/config.h
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *
  * font: see http://freedesktop.org/software/fontconfig/fontconfig-user.html
  */
-static char *font = "JetBrains Mono:pixelsize=12:antialias=true:autohint=true";
+static char *font = "JetBrains Mono Medium:style=Medium Italic,Italic:pixelsize=14:antialias=true:autohint=true";
 static int borderpx = 0;
 
 /*