diff --git a/brightness-widget/README.md b/brightness-widget/README.md
index cbf5b7e..936c881 100644
--- a/brightness-widget/README.md
+++ b/brightness-widget/README.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ It is possible to customize widget by providing a table with all or some of the
 | `step` | 5 | Step |
 | `base` | 20 | Base level to set brightness to on left click. |
 | `path_to_icon` | `/usr/share/icons/Arc/status/symbolic/display-brightness-symbolic.svg` | Path to the icon |
-| `font` | `Play 9` | Font |
+| `font` | `beautiful.font` | Font name and size, like `Play 12` |
 | `timeout` | 1 | How often in seconds the widget refreshes. Check the note below |
 | `tooltip` | false | Display brightness level in a tooltip when the mouse cursor hovers the widget |
 
diff --git a/brightness-widget/brightness.lua b/brightness-widget/brightness.lua
index 306cc2b..b9f07c9 100644
--- a/brightness-widget/brightness.lua
+++ b/brightness-widget/brightness.lua
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ local wibox = require("wibox")
 local watch = require("awful.widget.watch")
 local spawn = require("awful.spawn")
 local naughty = require("naughty")
+local beautiful = require("beautiful")
 
 local ICON_DIR = os.getenv("HOME") .. '/.config/awesome/awesome-wm-widgets/brightness-widget/'
 local get_brightness_cmd
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ local function worker(user_args)
 
     local type = args.type or 'arc' -- arc or icon_and_text
     local path_to_icon = args.path_to_icon or ICON_DIR .. 'brightness.svg'
-    local font = args.font or 'Play 9'
+    local font = args.font or beautiful.font
     local timeout = args.timeout or 100
 
     local program = args.program or 'light'