diff --git a/src/style/CharacterStyle.js b/src/style/CharacterStyle.js
index 6e48b948..2e98116c 100644
--- a/src/style/CharacterStyle.js
+++ b/src/style/CharacterStyle.js
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ var CharacterStyle = this.CharacterStyle = PathStyle.extend(/** @lends Character
 	_defaults: Base.merge(PathStyle.prototype._defaults, {
 		// Override default fillColor of CharacterStyle
 		fillColor: 'black',
-		fontSize: 10,
+		fontSize: 12,
 		leading: null,
 		font: 'sans-serif'
 	}),