diff --git a/alacritty/alacritty.toml b/alacritty/alacritty.toml
index 5249eaab3..f4f116fd3 100644
--- a/alacritty/alacritty.toml
+++ b/alacritty/alacritty.toml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ WINIT_X11_SCALE_FACTOR = "1"
 
 [font]
 builtin_box_drawing = true
-size = 10
+size = 9.5
 
 [font.bold]
 family = "JetBrainsMono Nerd Font"