diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/application.css.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/application.css.scss
index 1df34e88..6deacc67 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/application.css.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/application.css.scss
@@ -6,6 +6,23 @@
 
 @import "bootswatch/paper/variables";
 
+$font-family-sans-serif:  "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, "DejaVu Sans", Arial, sans-serif;
+$font-family-serif:       Georgia, "DejaVu Serif", "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
+//** Default monospace fonts for `<code>`, `<kbd>`, and `<pre>`.
+$font-family-monospace:   Monaco, "Ubuntu Mono", Menlo, "DejaVu Sans Mono", monospace;
+$font-family-base:        $font-family-sans-serif;
+
+$font-size-base:          14px;
+$font-size-large:         ceil(($font-size-base * 1.25)); // ~18px
+$font-size-small:         ceil(($font-size-base * 0.85)); // ~12px
+
+$font-size-h1:            floor(($font-size-base * 2.6)); // ~36px
+$font-size-h2:            floor(($font-size-base * 2.15)); // ~30px
+$font-size-h3:            ceil(($font-size-base * 1.7)); // ~24px
+$font-size-h4:            ceil(($font-size-base * 1.25)); // ~18px
+$font-size-h5:            $font-size-base;
+$font-size-h6:            ceil(($font-size-base * 0.85)); // ~12px
+
 @import "bootstrap";
 body { padding-top: $navbar-height; }
 @import "bootswatch/paper/bootswatch";