diff --git a/src/_variables.scss b/src/_variables.scss
index 15ea02a5..0564d00e 100644
--- a/src/_variables.scss
+++ b/src/_variables.scss
@@ -382,8 +382,8 @@ $icon-toggle-ripple-size: 36px !default;
  *
  *************/
 $padding: 16px !default;
-$footer-heading-font-size: 24px !default;
-$footer-heading-line-height: (1.5 * $footer-heading-font-size) !default;
+$footer-heading-font-size: 14px !default;
+$footer-heading-line-height: (1.7 * $footer-heading-font-size) !default;
 $footer-btn-size: 36px  !default;
 
 /*mini-footer*/
diff --git a/src/footer/_mega_footer.scss b/src/footer/_mega_footer.scss
index 341aa975..bb674a9a 100644
--- a/src/footer/_mega_footer.scss
+++ b/src/footer/_mega_footer.scss
@@ -167,7 +167,6 @@
 
 .mdl-mega-footer--heading {
   position: relative;
-
   width: 100%;
 
   padding-right: $footer-heading-line-height + $padding;
@@ -177,7 +176,8 @@
 
   font-size: $footer-heading-font-size;
   line-height: $footer-heading-line-height;
-  font-weight: 300;
+
+  font-weight: 500;
 
   white-space: nowrap;
   text-overflow: ellipsis;