diff --git a/skins/default/common.css b/skins/default/common.css
index e86b2ec5d..ec2cd526f 100644
--- a/skins/default/common.css
+++ b/skins/default/common.css
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ textarea
 
 input, textarea
 {
+  font-size: 9pt;
+  font-family: "Lucida Grande", Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
   color: #333333;
   padding-left: 3px;
   padding-right: 3px;