diff --git a/web_src/less/_base.less b/web_src/less/_base.less
index 4dc831c63a..3488fc360c 100644
--- a/web_src/less/_base.less
+++ b/web_src/less/_base.less
@@ -123,6 +123,13 @@ h5,
   font-family: var(--fonts-regular);
 }
 
+code,
+kbd,
+samp {
+  font-size: .9em; /* compensate for monospace fonts being usually slighty larger */
+  font-family: var(--fonts-monospace);
+}
+
 body {
   background-color: var(--color-body);
   overflow-y: auto;