diff --git a/render/render.h b/render/render.h
index ac1deb4b..982ce12c 100644
--- a/render/render.h
+++ b/render/render.h
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ struct _RrAppearance {
 
 #define RrDefaultFontFamily       "arial,sans"
 #define RrDefaultFontSize         8
-#define RrDefaultFontWeight       RR_FONTWEIGHT_NORMAL
+#define RrDefaultFontWeight       RR_FONTWEIGHT_BOLD
 #define RrDefaultFontSlant        RR_FONTSLANT_NORMAL
 
 RrInstance* RrInstanceNew (Display *display, gint screen);