diff --git a/src/components/paint-editor/paint-editor.css b/src/components/paint-editor/paint-editor.css
index e8592c7d..fc181524 100644
--- a/src/components/paint-editor/paint-editor.css
+++ b/src/components/paint-editor/paint-editor.css
@@ -208,8 +208,11 @@ $border-radius: 0.25rem;
     background: transparent;
     border: none;
     display: none;
-    font-family: Times;
-    font-size: 30px;
+
+    /* @todo needs to match the text tool font/size */
+    font-family: Helvetica;
+    font-size: 22px;
+
     outline: none;
     overflow: hidden;
     padding: 0px;
diff --git a/src/helper/tools/text-tool.js b/src/helper/tools/text-tool.js
index f9c2dd26..8faa26f5 100644
--- a/src/helper/tools/text-tool.js
+++ b/src/helper/tools/text-tool.js
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class TextTool extends paper.Tool {
         this.boundingBoxTool = new BoundingBoxTool(Modes.TEXT, setSelectedItems, clearSelectedItems, onUpdateSvg);
         this.nudgeTool = new NudgeTool(this.boundingBoxTool, onUpdateSvg);
         this.lastEvent = null;
-        
+
         // We have to set these functions instead of just declaring them because
         // paper.js tools hook up the listeners in the setter functions.
         this.onMouseDown = this.handleMouseDown;
@@ -193,8 +193,8 @@ class TextTool extends paper.Tool {
             this.textBox = new paper.PointText({
                 point: event.point,
                 content: '',
-                font: 'Times',
-                fontSize: 30,
+                font: 'Helvetica',
+                fontSize: 22,
                 fillColor: this.colorState.fillColor,
                 // Default leading for both the HTML text area and paper.PointText
                 // is 120%, but for some reason they are slightly off from each other.
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ class TextTool extends paper.Tool {
     }
     handleMouseUp (event) {
         if (event.event.button > 0 || !this.active) return; // only first mouse button
-        
+
         if (this.mode === TextTool.SELECT_MODE) {
             this.boundingBoxTool.onMouseUp(event);
             this.isBoundingBoxMode = null;
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ class TextTool extends paper.Tool {
             // Ignore nudge if a text input field is focused
             return;
         }
-        
+
         if (this.mode === TextTool.SELECT_MODE) {
             this.nudgeTool.onKeyUp(event);
         }