diff --git a/R/theme.R b/R/theme.R
index f575bb5..0b3dbeb 100644
--- a/R/theme.R
+++ b/R/theme.R
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #' automatically via [showtext] when the package is attached. Call
 #' [civilytics_load_fonts()] to reload them if needed.
 #'
-#' @param font_size Numeric. Base font size in points. Default `16`.
+#' @param font_size Numeric. Base font size in points. Default `14`.
 #' @param font_family Character. Font family for body/axis text. Default
 #'   `"Inter"` (loaded via showtext).
 #' @param title_family Character. Font family for plot titles and strip labels.
@@ -47,14 +47,14 @@
 #'
 #' | Element | Scale factor | Default size |
 #' |:--------|:-------------|:-------------|
-#' | Plot title | `rel_large` (1.43x) | ~23 pt |
-#' | Subtitle | 1.0x | 16 pt |
-#' | Axis text (tick labels) | `rel_small` (0.86x) | ~14 pt |
-#' | Axis titles | `rel_small` (0.86x) | ~14 pt |
-#' | Legend text | `rel_small` (0.86x) | ~14 pt |
-#' | Caption | `rel_tiny` (0.79x) | ~13 pt |
-#' | Legend title | `rel_tiny` (0.79x) | ~13 pt |
-#' | Strip text (facets) | `rel_small` (0.86x) | ~14 pt |
+#' | Plot title | `rel_large` (1.43x) | ~20 pt |
+#' | Subtitle | 1.0x | 14 pt |
+#' | Axis text (tick labels) | `rel_small` (0.86x) | ~12 pt |
+#' | Axis titles | `rel_small` (0.86x) | ~12 pt |
+#' | Legend text | `rel_small` (0.86x) | ~12 pt |
+#' | Caption | `rel_tiny` (0.79x) | ~11 pt |
+#' | Legend title | `rel_tiny` (0.79x) | ~11 pt |
+#' | Strip text (facets) | `rel_small` (0.86x) | ~12 pt |
 #'
 #' To uniformly scale all text, change `font_size`. To adjust only the title
 #' prominence, change `rel_large`. When using [civilytics_logo()] to add a
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
 #'   theme_civilytics(font_size = 18)
 #' }
 theme_civilytics <- function(
-    font_size    = 16,
+    font_size    = 14,
     font_family  = CV_FONT_SANS,
     title_family = CV_FONT_DISPLAY,
     line_size    = 0.5,
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ theme_civilytics <- function(
 #'   theme_civilytics_dark()
 #' }
 theme_civilytics_dark <- function(
-    font_size    = 16,
+    font_size    = 14,
     font_family  = CV_FONT_SANS,
     title_family = CV_FONT_DISPLAY,
     line_size    = 0.5,
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diff --git a/man/theme_civilytics.Rd b/man/theme_civilytics.Rd
index b3acd47..c7dfeb4 100644
--- a/man/theme_civilytics.Rd
+++ b/man/theme_civilytics.Rd
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 \title{Civilytics ggplot2 theme}
 \usage{
 theme_civilytics(
-  font_size = 16,
+  font_size = 14,
   font_family = CV_FONT_SANS,
   title_family = CV_FONT_DISPLAY,
   line_size = 0.5,
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ theme_civilytics(
 )
 }
 \arguments{
-\item{font_size}{Numeric. Base font size in points. Default `16`.}
+\item{font_size}{Numeric. Base font size in points. Default `14`.}
 
 \item{font_family}{Character. Font family for body/axis text. Default
 `"Inter"` (loaded via showtext).}
@@ -86,14 +86,14 @@ At the default `font_size = 14`:
 
 | Element | Scale factor | Default size |
 |:--------|:-------------|:-------------|
-| Plot title | `rel_large` (1.43x) | ~23 pt |
-| Subtitle | 1.0x | 16 pt |
-| Axis text (tick labels) | `rel_small` (0.86x) | ~14 pt |
-| Axis titles | `rel_small` (0.86x) | ~14 pt |
-| Legend text | `rel_small` (0.86x) | ~14 pt |
-| Caption | `rel_tiny` (0.79x) | ~13 pt |
-| Legend title | `rel_tiny` (0.79x) | ~13 pt |
-| Strip text (facets) | `rel_small` (0.86x) | ~14 pt |
+| Plot title | `rel_large` (1.43x) | ~20 pt |
+| Subtitle | 1.0x | 14 pt |
+| Axis text (tick labels) | `rel_small` (0.86x) | ~12 pt |
+| Axis titles | `rel_small` (0.86x) | ~12 pt |
+| Legend text | `rel_small` (0.86x) | ~12 pt |
+| Caption | `rel_tiny` (0.79x) | ~11 pt |
+| Legend title | `rel_tiny` (0.79x) | ~11 pt |
+| Strip text (facets) | `rel_small` (0.86x) | ~12 pt |
 
 To uniformly scale all text, change `font_size`. To adjust only the title
 prominence, change `rel_large`. When using [civilytics_logo()] to add a
diff --git a/man/theme_civilytics_dark.Rd b/man/theme_civilytics_dark.Rd
index 2a8aa91..97dd6b8 100644
--- a/man/theme_civilytics_dark.Rd
+++ b/man/theme_civilytics_dark.Rd
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 \title{Dark variant of the Civilytics ggplot2 theme}
 \usage{
 theme_civilytics_dark(
-  font_size = 16,
+  font_size = 14,
   font_family = CV_FONT_SANS,
   title_family = CV_FONT_DISPLAY,
   line_size = 0.5,
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ theme_civilytics_dark(
 )
 }
 \arguments{
-\item{font_size}{Numeric. Base font size in points. Default `16`.}
+\item{font_size}{Numeric. Base font size in points. Default `14`.}
 
 \item{font_family}{Character. Font family for body/axis text. Default
 `"Inter"` (loaded via showtext).}
diff --git a/man/theme_civilytics_slide.Rd b/man/theme_civilytics_slide.Rd
index 8427617..4cff8c9 100644
--- a/man/theme_civilytics_slide.Rd
+++ b/man/theme_civilytics_slide.Rd
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ theme_civilytics_slide(
 )
 }
 \arguments{
-\item{font_size}{Numeric. Base font size in points. Default `16`.}
+\item{font_size}{Numeric. Base font size in points. Default `14`.}
 
 \item{font_family}{Character. Font family for body/axis text. Default
 `"Inter"` (loaded via showtext).}