diff --git a/core/templates/config.example.el b/core/templates/config.example.el
index 2f476f919..eb04550e2 100644
--- a/core/templates/config.example.el
+++ b/core/templates/config.example.el
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@
 ;;
 ;; They all accept either a font-spec, font string ("Input Mono-12"), or xlfd
 ;; font string. You generally only need these two:
-(setq doom-font (font-spec :family "monospace" :size 14))
+;; (setq doom-font (font-spec :family "monospace" :size 12 :weight 'semi-light)
+;;       doom-variable-pitch-font (font-spec :family "sans" :size 13))
 
 ;; There are two ways to load a theme. Both assume the theme is installed and
 ;; available. You can either set `doom-theme' or manually load a theme with the