diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 55692672..e060dd74 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 - Default `bell.animation` is now `Linear`
 - `IncreaseFontSize/DecreaseFontSize` step is now 1px
 - `font.size` precision was raised to 6 floating point digits
+- Default font size to `11.25` matching 15px
 
 ### Fixed
 
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 5157ae6c..770d86d9 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "clap_complete",
  "cocoa",
  "copypasta",
- "crossfont 0.6.0",
+ "crossfont 0.7.0",
  "dirs",
  "embed-resource",
  "gl_generator",
@@ -586,9 +586,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "crossfont"
-version = "0.6.0"
+version = "0.7.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "80c5cf9f7d8f5478dbebc0e7a9ddcd350401e4cd9275d003481d8ec9613b7de1"
+checksum = "e89c65306ecd118368d875f48d69394b5c3ff6bb7c57ae6deb638782735a093c"
 dependencies = [
  "cocoa",
  "core-foundation",
diff --git a/alacritty/Cargo.toml b/alacritty/Cargo.toml
index 535a933a..3990dc03 100644
--- a/alacritty/Cargo.toml
+++ b/alacritty/Cargo.toml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ ahash = { version = "0.8.6", features = ["no-rng"] }
 bitflags = "2.2.1"
 clap = { version = "4.2.7", features = ["derive", "env"] }
 copypasta = { version = "0.10.0", default-features = false }
-crossfont = { version = "0.6.0", features = ["force_system_fontconfig"] }
+crossfont = { version = "0.7.0", features = ["force_system_fontconfig"] }
 glutin = { version = "0.31.1", default-features = false, features = ["egl", "wgl"] }
 home = "0.5.5"
 libc = "0.2"
diff --git a/alacritty/src/config/font.rs b/alacritty/src/config/font.rs
index d554278c..061c0f42 100644
--- a/alacritty/src/config/font.rs
+++ b/alacritty/src/config/font.rs
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ struct Size(FontSize);
 
 impl Default for Size {
     fn default() -> Self {
-        Self(FontSize::new(11.))
+        Self(FontSize::new(11.25))
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/alacritty/src/event.rs b/alacritty/src/event.rs
index cf77e309..3b3d8297 100644
--- a/alacritty/src/event.rs
+++ b/alacritty/src/event.rs
@@ -463,9 +463,10 @@ impl<'a, N: Notify + 'a, T: EventListener> input::ActionContext<T> for ActionCon
         }
     }
 
-    fn change_font_size(&mut self, delta: i32) {
-        let new_size = (self.display.font_size.as_px() as i32 + delta).clamp(1, u16::MAX as i32);
-        self.display.font_size = FontSize::from_px(new_size as u16);
+    fn change_font_size(&mut self, delta: f32) {
+        // Round to pick integral px steps, since fonts look better on them.
+        let new_size = self.display.font_size.as_px().round() + delta;
+        self.display.font_size = FontSize::from_px(new_size);
         let font = self.config.font.clone().with_size(self.display.font_size);
         self.display.pending_update.set_font(font);
     }
@@ -1168,8 +1169,7 @@ impl TouchZoom {
 
         // Calculate font change in `FONT_SIZE_STEP` increments.
         let delta = (self.distance() - old_distance) * TOUCH_ZOOM_FACTOR + self.fractions;
-        let font_delta =
-            (delta.abs() / FONT_SIZE_STEP as f32).floor() * FONT_SIZE_STEP as f32 * delta.signum();
+        let font_delta = (delta.abs() / FONT_SIZE_STEP).floor() * FONT_SIZE_STEP * delta.signum();
         self.fractions = delta - font_delta;
 
         font_delta
diff --git a/alacritty/src/input/mod.rs b/alacritty/src/input/mod.rs
index a465fd37..5e8a4bfd 100644
--- a/alacritty/src/input/mod.rs
+++ b/alacritty/src/input/mod.rs
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ use crate::scheduler::{Scheduler, TimerId, Topic};
 pub mod keyboard;
 
 /// Font size change interval in px.
-pub const FONT_SIZE_STEP: i32 = 1;
+pub const FONT_SIZE_STEP: f32 = 1.;
 
 /// Interval for mouse scrolling during selection outside of the boundaries.
 const SELECTION_SCROLLING_INTERVAL: Duration = Duration::from_millis(15);
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ pub trait ActionContext<T: EventListener> {
     fn create_new_window(&mut self, _tabbing_id: Option<String>) {}
     #[cfg(not(target_os = "macos"))]
     fn create_new_window(&mut self) {}
-    fn change_font_size(&mut self, _delta: i32) {}
+    fn change_font_size(&mut self, _delta: f32) {}
     fn reset_font_size(&mut self) {}
     fn pop_message(&mut self) {}
     fn message(&self) -> Option<&Message>;
@@ -865,7 +865,7 @@ impl<T: EventListener, A: ActionContext<T>> Processor<T, A> {
             },
             TouchPurpose::Zoom(zoom) => {
                 let font_delta = zoom.font_delta(touch);
-                self.ctx.change_font_size(font_delta as i32);
+                self.ctx.change_font_size(font_delta);
             },
             TouchPurpose::Scroll(last_touch) => {
                 // Calculate delta and update last touch position.
diff --git a/extra/man/alacritty.5.scd b/extra/man/alacritty.5.scd
index f05773bc..272c861f 100644
--- a/extra/man/alacritty.5.scd
+++ b/extra/man/alacritty.5.scd
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ macOS:     { family = _"Menlo"_,     style = _"Regular"_ }
 
 	Font size in points.
 
-	Default: _11.0_
+	Default: _11.25_
 
 *offset* = { x = _<integer>_, y = _<integer>_ }