diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 74b7bac..0e19ce4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -61,13 +61,19 @@ icons-clean:
 	rm -f assets/launcher_icon.png assets/launcher_icon_adaptive.png
 
 # fonts are downloaded and bundled into the app
-fonts: fonts/NotoSansMath-Regular.ttf
+fonts: fonts/NotoSansMath-Regular.ttf fonts/NotoSans-Regular.ttf
 fonts/NotoSansMath-Regular.ttf: | build/upstream/Noto_Sans_Math.zip
 	mkdir -p fonts/
 	unzip -o build/upstream/Noto_Sans_Math.zip -d fonts/
 build/upstream/Noto_Sans_Math.zip:
 	mkdir -p build/upstream/
 	curl --output build/upstream/Noto_Sans_Math.zip https://fonts.google.com/download?family=Noto%20Sans%20Math
-.INTERMEDIATE: build/upstream/Noto_Sans_Math.zip
+fonts/NotoSans-Regular.ttf: | build/upstream/Noto_Sans.zip
+	mkdir -p fonts/
+	unzip -o build/upstream/Noto_Sans.zip -d fonts/
+build/upstream/Noto_Sans.zip:
+	mkdir -p build/upstream/
+	curl --output build/upstream/Noto_Sans.zip https://fonts.google.com/download?family=Noto%20Sans
+.INTERMEDIATE: build/upstream/Noto_Sans_Math.zip build/upstream/Noto_Sans.zip
 
 .PHONY: all app web gh-pages host run test assets-android assets-web fonts icons-android icons-fdroid icons-web icons-clean clean
diff --git a/lib/main.dart b/lib/main.dart
index 73e4937..be43280 100644
--- a/lib/main.dart
+++ b/lib/main.dart
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ class QuestionsWidget extends StatelessWidget {
           if (j != -1) {
             t = Text.rich(TextSpan(
               text: q.substring(0, j),
-              style: _biggerFont,
+              style: _biggerFontMath,
               children: [
                 // TextSpan(text: q.substring(j, j+1), style: TextStyle(backgroundColor: Theme.of(context).focusColor)),
                 WidgetSpan( // with padding
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ class QuestionsWidget extends StatelessWidget {
                       color: Theme.of(context).focusColor,
                       borderRadius: const BorderRadius.all(Radius.circular(3.0)),
                     ),
-                    child: Text(q.substring(j, j+1), style: _biggerFont),
+                    child: Text(q.substring(j, j+1), style: _biggerFontMath),
                   ),
                 ),
                 TextSpan(text: q.substring(j+1)),
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ class QuestionsWidget extends StatelessWidget {
             ));
           }
         }
-        t ??= Text(q, style: _biggerFont);
+        t ??= Text(q, style: _biggerFontMath);
         return ListTile(
           title: t,
           trailing: (i == questions.length - 1) ? StatusIcon(status, animateStatusWrong: animateStatusWrong) : null,
@@ -266,6 +266,7 @@ Iterable<A> interleave<A>(Iterable<A> it, A separator) {
 
 const listPadding = EdgeInsets.all(8.0);
 const _biggerFont = TextStyle(fontSize: 18.0);
+final _biggerFontMath = _biggerFont.copyWith(fontFamily: 'NotoSansMath', fontFamilyFallback: ['NotoSans']);
 
 class KeyboardButton extends StatelessWidget {
   static const _keyIcons = {
@@ -644,7 +645,7 @@ class MyApp extends StatelessWidget {
         title: appName,
         themeMode: world.themeMode,
         theme: FlexThemeData.light(
-          fontFamily: 'NotoSansMath',
+          fontFamily: 'NotoSans',
           scheme: FlexScheme.materialBaseline,
           primary: Colors.indigo,
           surfaceMode: FlexSurfaceMode.highScaffoldLowSurface,
@@ -657,7 +658,7 @@ class MyApp extends StatelessWidget {
           visualDensity: FlexColorScheme.comfortablePlatformDensity,
         ),
         darkTheme: FlexThemeData.dark(
-          fontFamily: 'NotoSansMath',
+          fontFamily: 'NotoSans',
           scheme: FlexScheme.materialBaseline,
           primary: Colors.indigoAccent,  // better contrast against dark background
           surfaceMode: FlexSurfaceMode.highScaffoldLowSurface,
@@ -728,7 +729,7 @@ void main() async {
 
   LicenseRegistry.addLicense(() async* {
     final license = await rootBundle.loadString('fonts/OFL.txt');
-    yield LicenseEntryWithLineBreaks(['NotoSansMath'], license);
+    yield LicenseEntryWithLineBreaks(['NotoSansMath', 'NotoSans'], license);
   });
 
   Future<void> loadGameState(Game game) async {
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index 7103901..9a3be18 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -104,9 +104,12 @@ flutter:
     - family: NotoSansMath
       fonts:
         - asset: fonts/NotoSansMath-Regular.ttf
+    - family: NotoSans
+      fonts:
+        - asset: fonts/NotoSans-Regular.ttf
 
   assets:
-    # license for NotoSansMath
+    # license for Noto fonts
     - fonts/OFL.txt
 
 flutter_icons: