diff --git a/src/gd_sophia_editor.erl b/src/gd_sophia_editor.erl
index dff5e3e..99f73a7 100644
--- a/src/gd_sophia_editor.erl
+++ b/src/gd_sophia_editor.erl
@@ -9,7 +9,18 @@ new(Parent, Id, Opts) ->
     
     %% Set up the container lexer
     wxStyledTextCtrl:setLexer(STC, ?wxSTC_LEX_CONTAINER),
-    
+
+    FontSize = 13,
+    Mono = wxFont:new(FontSize, ?wxFONTFAMILY_TELETYPE, ?wxFONTSTYLE_NORMAL,
+                      ?wxFONTWEIGHT_NORMAL, [{face, "Monospace"}]),
+    lists:foreach(
+      fun(Style) ->
+              wxStyledTextCtrl:styleSetFont(STC, Style, Mono)
+      end,
+      lists:seq(0, 6)
+     ),
+    %%
+    wxStyledTextCtrl:styleSetFont(STC, ?wxSTC_STYLE_DEFAULT, Mono),
     %% Define styles
     set_colors(STC),
     %% Connect the styling event