diff --git a/doc/cascadia/SettingsSchema.md b/doc/cascadia/SettingsSchema.md
index ecbaae39293..2d5d32bf8c1 100644
--- a/doc/cascadia/SettingsSchema.md
+++ b/doc/cascadia/SettingsSchema.md
@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@ Properties listed below are specific to each unique profile.
 | `cursorColor` | _Required_ | String | `#FFFFFF` | Sets the cursor color for the profile. Uses hex color format: `"#rrggbb"`. |
 | `cursorShape` | _Required_ | String | `bar` | Sets the cursor shape for the profile. Possible values: `"vintage"` ( ▃ ), `"bar"` ( ┃ ), `"underscore"` ( ▁ ), `"filledBox"` ( █ ), `"emptyBox"` ( ▯ ) |
 | `fontFace` | _Required_ | String | `Consolas` | Name of the font face used in the profile. We will try to fallback to Consolas if this can't be found or is invalid. |
-| `fontSize` | _Required_ | Integer | `10` | Sets the font size. |
+| `fontSize` | _Required_ | Integer | `12` | Sets the font size. |
 | `guid` | _Required_ | String | | Unique identifier of the profile. Written in registry format: `"{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}"`. |
 | `historySize` | _Required_ | Integer | `9001` | The number of lines above the ones displayed in the window you can scroll back to. |
 | `name` | _Required_ | String | `PowerShell Core` | Name of the profile. Displays in the dropdown menu. <br>Additionally, this value will be used as the "title" to pass to the shell on startup. Some shells (like `bash`) may choose to ignore this initial value, while others (`cmd`, `powershell`) may use this value over the lifetime of the application. This "title" behavior can be overriden by using `tabTitle`. |
-| `padding` | _Required_ | String | `0, 0, 0, 0` | Sets the padding around the text within the window. Can have three different formats: `"#"` sets the same padding for all sides, `"#, #"` sets the same padding for left-right and top-bottom, and `"#, #, #, #"` sets the padding individually for left, top, right, and bottom. |
+| `padding` | _Required_ | String | `8, 8, 8, 8` | Sets the padding around the text within the window. Can have three different formats: `"#"` sets the same padding for all sides, `"#, #"` sets the same padding for left-right and top-bottom, and `"#, #, #, #"` sets the padding individually for left, top, right, and bottom. |
 | `snapOnInput` | _Required_ | Boolean | `true` | When set to `true`, the window will scroll to the command input line when typing. When set to `false`, the window will not scroll when you start typing. |
 | `startingDirectory` | _Required_ | String | `%USERPROFILE%` | The directory the shell starts in when it is loaded. |
 | `useAcrylic` | _Required_ | Boolean | `false` | When set to `true`, the window will have an acrylic background. When set to `false`, the window will have a plain, untextured background. |
diff --git a/src/inc/DefaultSettings.h b/src/inc/DefaultSettings.h
index 99ae30aed78..678f4115b31 100644
--- a/src/inc/DefaultSettings.h
+++ b/src/inc/DefaultSettings.h
@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@ constexpr COLORREF POWERSHELL_BLUE = RGB(1, 36, 86);
 
 constexpr short DEFAULT_HISTORY_SIZE = 9001;
 const std::wstring DEFAULT_FONT_FACE{ L"Consolas" };
-constexpr int DEFAULT_FONT_SIZE = 10;
+constexpr int DEFAULT_FONT_SIZE = 12;
 
 constexpr int DEFAULT_ROWS = 30;
 constexpr int DEFAULT_COLS = 120;
 
-const std::wstring DEFAULT_PADDING{ L"0, 0, 0, 0" };
+const std::wstring DEFAULT_PADDING{ L"8, 8, 8, 8" };
 const std::wstring DEFAULT_STARTING_DIRECTORY{ L"%USERPROFILE%" };
 
 constexpr COLORREF DEFAULT_CURSOR_COLOR = COLOR_WHITE;