diff --git a/src/styles/global/_base.scss b/src/styles/global/_base.scss
index 38e493e0..ab4a0176 100644
--- a/src/styles/global/_base.scss
+++ b/src/styles/global/_base.scss
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ html, body {
 background-color: $background;
 background-clip: padding-box;
 height: 100%;
-font: normal 13px "Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;
+font: normal $base-font-size $font-sans-serif;
 }
 body {
 margin: 0;
@@ -125,4 +125,4 @@ z-index:0;
 	text-shadow: 0 0 5px black;
 	font-size:1.1em;
 	margin-top:80px;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/styles/global/_variables.scss b/src/styles/global/_variables.scss
index c5870cca..5c7afc38 100644
--- a/src/styles/global/_variables.scss
+++ b/src/styles/global/_variables.scss
@@ -38,3 +38,5 @@ $breakpoint-small: 480px;
 $breakpoint-medium: 700px;
 $breakpoint-large: 1280px;
 
+$font-sans-serif: "Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;
+$base-font-size: 13px;