diff --git a/src/editor.js b/src/editor.js
index ebaee1d..e15c170 100644
--- a/src/editor.js
+++ b/src/editor.js
@@ -669,6 +669,7 @@ define(['bslGlobals', 'bslMetadata', 'snippets', 'bsl_language', 'vs/editor/edit
       editor.getOriginalEditor().onDidChangeCursorPosition(e => diffEditorOnDidChangeCursorPosition(e));
       editor.getModifiedEditor().onDidLayoutChange(e => diffEditorOnDidLayoutChange(e));
       editor.getOriginalEditor().onDidLayoutChange(e => diffEditorOnDidLayoutChange(e));
+      setDefaultStyle();
     }
     else
     {
@@ -940,6 +941,12 @@ define(['bslGlobals', 'bslMetadata', 'snippets', 'bsl_language', 'vs/editor/edit
 
   }
 
+  setLetterSpacing = function(letterSpacing) {
+
+    editor.updateOptions({letterSpacing: letterSpacing});
+
+  }
+
   renderWhitespace = function(enabled) {
 
     let mode = enabled ? 'all' : 'none';
@@ -1384,6 +1391,15 @@ define(['bslGlobals', 'bslMetadata', 'snippets', 'bsl_language', 'vs/editor/edit
 
   }
 
+  setDefaultStyle = function() {
+
+    setFontFamily("Courier New");
+    setFontSize(14);
+    setLineHeight(16);
+    setLetterSpacing(0);
+
+  }
+
   generateEventWithSuggestData = function(eventName, trigger, row, suggestRows = []) {
 
     let bsl = new bslHelper(editor.getModel(), editor.getPosition());
@@ -1460,6 +1476,8 @@ define(['bslGlobals', 'bslMetadata', 'snippets', 'bsl_language', 'vs/editor/edit
     changeCommandKeybinding('editor.action.deleteLines',  monaco.KeyMod.CtrlCmd | monaco.KeyCode.KEY_L);
     changeCommandKeybinding('editor.action.selectToBracket',  monaco.KeyMod.Shift | monaco.KeyMod.Alt | monaco.KeyCode.KEY_B);
 
+    setDefaultStyle();
+
   }
 
   function registerCodeLensProviders() {