diff --git a/hyper.js b/hyper.js
index f0e2a9c..6a7b3cf 100644
--- a/hyper.js
+++ b/hyper.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 module.exports = {
   config: {
     // default font size in pixels for all tabs
-    fontSize: 10,
+    fontSize: 12,
 
     // font family with optional fallbacks
     fontFamily: '"Menlo for Powerline", Menlo, "DejaVu Sans Mono", "Lucida Console", monospace',