diff --git a/templates/edit.html b/templates/edit.html
index fe47b34b..253f5d8c 100644
--- a/templates/edit.html
+++ b/templates/edit.html
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ <h4>
     </h4>
     <label>Content</label>
     <br>
-    <textarea style="width: 100%; min-height: 100px" name="content" id="content" autofocus>{{ pasta.content }}</textarea>
+    <textarea style="width: 100%; min-height: 100px; font-family: monospace;" name="content" id="content" autofocus>{{ pasta.content }}</textarea>
     <br>
 
     {% if args.readonly %}
diff --git a/templates/index.html b/templates/index.html
index f9d5b127..711b6edc 100644
--- a/templates/index.html
+++ b/templates/index.html
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@
         </div>
     </div>
     <label>Content</label>
-    <textarea style="width: 100%; min-height: 100px; margin-bottom: 2em" name="content" autofocus></textarea>
+    <textarea style="width: 100%; min-height: 100px; margin-bottom: 2em; font-family: monospace;" name="content" autofocus></textarea>
     <div style="overflow:auto;">
         {% if !args.no_file_upload %}
         <div style="float: left">
@@ -252,4 +252,4 @@
     }
 </style>
 
-{% include "footer.html" %}
\ No newline at end of file
+{% include "footer.html" %}