diff --git a/builtin/settingtypes.txt b/builtin/settingtypes.txt
index 4622a721..15fab0f3 100644
--- a/builtin/settingtypes.txt
+++ b/builtin/settingtypes.txt
@@ -561,13 +561,13 @@ freetype (Freetype fonts) bool true
 #    Path to TrueTypeFont or bitmap.
 font_path (Font path) path fonts/liberationsans.ttf
 
-font_size (Font size) int 15
+font_size (Font size) int 16
 
 #    Font shadow offset, if 0 then shadow will not be drawn.
 font_shadow (Font shadow) int 1
 
 #    Font shadow alpha (opaqueness, between 0 and 255).
-font_shadow_alpha (Font shadow alpha) int 128 0 255
+font_shadow_alpha (Font shadow alpha) int 127 0 255
 
 mono_font_path (Monospace font path) path fonts/liberationmono.ttf
 
diff --git a/minetest.conf.example b/minetest.conf.example
index 3d9b7730..bedc8c57 100644
--- a/minetest.conf.example
+++ b/minetest.conf.example
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@
 # font_path = fonts/liberationsans.ttf
 
 #    type: int
-# font_size = 15
+# font_size = 16
 
 #    Font shadow offset, if 0 then shadow will not be drawn.
 #    type: int
@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@
 
 #    Font shadow alpha (opaqueness, between 0 and 255).
 #    type: int min: 0 max: 255
-# font_shadow_alpha = 128
+# font_shadow_alpha = 127
 
 #    type: path
 # mono_font_path = fonts/liberationmono.ttf
diff --git a/src/constants.h b/src/constants.h
index b606fc4f..55ae9daf 100644
--- a/src/constants.h
+++ b/src/constants.h
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 #if defined(_WIN32)
 	#define TTF_DEFAULT_FONT_SIZE   (18)
 #else
-	#define TTF_DEFAULT_FONT_SIZE	(15)
+	#define TTF_DEFAULT_FONT_SIZE	(16)
 #endif
 #define DEFAULT_FONT_SIZE       (10)
 
diff --git a/src/defaultsettings.cpp b/src/defaultsettings.cpp
index 7c6f7ef3..4520bac2 100644
--- a/src/defaultsettings.cpp
+++ b/src/defaultsettings.cpp
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ void set_default_settings(Settings *settings)
 	settings->setDefault("freetype", "true");
 	settings->setDefault("font_path", porting::getDataPath("fonts" DIR_DELIM "liberationsans.ttf"));
 	settings->setDefault("font_shadow", "1");
-	settings->setDefault("font_shadow_alpha", "128");
+	settings->setDefault("font_shadow_alpha", "127");
 	settings->setDefault("mono_font_path", porting::getDataPath("fonts" DIR_DELIM "liberationmono.ttf"));
 	settings->setDefault("fallback_font_path", porting::getDataPath("fonts" DIR_DELIM "DroidSansFallbackFull.ttf"));