diff --git a/.changeset/friendly-meals-cheat.md b/.changeset/friendly-meals-cheat.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6fc2591
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/friendly-meals-cheat.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"water.css": minor
+---
+
+Add monospace system font stack
diff --git a/src/parts/_code.css b/src/parts/_code.css
index 166fe1d..80262d4 100644
--- a/src/parts/_code.css
+++ b/src/parts/_code.css
@@ -8,6 +8,13 @@ time {
   font-size: 1em;
 }
 
+pre,
+code,
+samp,
+kbd {
+  font-family: ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, SF Mono, Menlo, Consolas, Liberation Mono, monospace;
+}
+
 pre > code {
   padding: 10px;
   display: block;