diff --git a/app/src/main/res/font/code_font.xml b/app/src/main/res/font/code_font.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3bbc22b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/res/font/code_font.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<font-family xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
+    <font
+        android:fontStyle="normal"
+        android:fontWeight="400"
+        android:font="@font/deja_vu_sans_mono" />
+</font-family>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/font/deja_vu_sans_mono.ttf b/app/src/main/res/font/deja_vu_sans_mono.ttf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b7bb2a
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diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/gemtext_code_block.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/gemtext_code_block.xml
index e09ce10..1a0d6a1 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/gemtext_code_block.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/gemtext_code_block.xml
@@ -11,14 +11,14 @@
 <androidx.appcompat.widget.AppCompatTextView
     android:id="@+id/gemtext_text_monospace_textview"
     android:textSize="@dimen/code_text_size"
-    app:lineHeight="14sp"
-    android:fontFamily="monospace"
+    app:lineHeight="@dimen/code_text_size"
+    app:fontFamily="@font/code_font"
+    android:fontFamily="@font/code_font"
     android:typeface="monospace"
     android:textColor="@color/stroke"
     android:textIsSelectable="true"
     android:layout_width="wrap_content"
     android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-
     android:paddingLeft="@dimen/default_margin"
     android:paddingRight="@dimen/default_margin"
     android:paddingTop="@dimen/default_margin"