diff --git a/frontend/styles/base.css b/frontend/styles/base.css
index 711104aa5..ec8a87f07 100644
--- a/frontend/styles/base.css
+++ b/frontend/styles/base.css
@@ -101,11 +101,11 @@ samp {
 }
 code,
 samp {
-  font-size: 87.5%;
+  font-size: 85%;
   padding: 0.125em;
 }
 pre {
-  font-size: 87.5%;
+  font-size: 85%;
   overflow: scroll;
 }
 blockquote {