contrib/css/216dark.css  | 3 ++-
 contrib/css/216light.css | 3 ++-

diff --git a/contrib/css/216dark.css b/contrib/css/216dark.css
index 02804cbdd03e4764211b35a7ee884cb4017fa313..1277a49afaeb0d9222ca0094d1e78a5553b97ff0 100644
--- a/contrib/css/216dark.css
+++ b/contrib/css/216dark.css
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@  * somewhat by the default color scheme in mutt.
  * It reduces eyestrain for me, and energy usage for all:
  * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light-on-dark_color_scheme
  */
-* { background:#000; color:#ccc }
+* { font-size: 100%; font-family: monospace; background:#000; color:#ccc }
+pre { white-space: pre-wrap }
 
 /*
  * Underlined links add visual noise which make them hard-to-read.
diff --git a/contrib/css/216light.css b/contrib/css/216light.css
index c66cfdfe89ff5a85ebaca2adfb9b744ef3b1b80e..741214c94301288bcf67c66f8d57f1a1b7eafc48 100644
--- a/contrib/css/216light.css
+++ b/contrib/css/216light.css
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@  * Light color scheme using 216 web-safe colors.
  * Suitable for print, and blinding people with brightness.
  * Haphazardly thrown together because bright colors hurt my eyes
  */
-* { background:#fff; color:#333 }
+* { font-size: 100%; font-family: monospace; background:#fff; color:#333 }
+pre { white-space: pre-wrap }
 
 /*
  * Underlined links add visual noise which make them hard-to-read.