diff -u -r -U5 --no-dereference xmobar-0.24.1/samples/xmobar.config xmobar-0.24.1.fonts/samples/xmobar.config
--- xmobar-0.24.1/samples/xmobar.config	2016-07-28 17:46:52.000000000 -0400
+++ xmobar-0.24.1.fonts/samples/xmobar.config	2016-08-04 21:35:45.540931471 -0400
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-Config { font = "-misc-fixed-*-*-*-*-10-*-*-*-*-*-*-*"
+Config { font = "xft:mono-12"
        , additionalFonts = []
        , borderColor = "black"
        , border = TopB
        , bgColor = "black"
        , fgColor = "grey"
diff -u -r -U5 --no-dereference xmobar-0.24.1/src/Config.hs xmobar-0.24.1.fonts/src/Config.hs
--- xmobar-0.24.1/src/Config.hs	2016-07-28 17:46:52.000000000 -0400
+++ xmobar-0.24.1.fonts/src/Config.hs	2016-08-04 21:35:45.541931473 -0400
@@ -108,11 +108,11 @@
               deriving ( Read, Eq )
 
 -- | The default configuration values
 defaultConfig :: Config
 defaultConfig =
-    Config { font = "-misc-fixed-*-*-*-*-10-*-*-*-*-*-*-*"
+    Config { font = "xft:mono-12"
            , additionalFonts = []
            , bgColor = "#000000"
            , fgColor = "#BFBFBF"
            , alpha   = 255
            , position = Top
diff -u -r -U5 --no-dereference xmobar-0.24.1/src/XUtil.hsc xmobar-0.24.1.fonts/src/XUtil.hsc
--- xmobar-0.24.1/src/XUtil.hsc	2016-07-28 17:46:52.000000000 -0400
+++ xmobar-0.24.1.fonts/src/XUtil.hsc	2016-08-04 21:35:45.542931475 -0400
@@ -98,11 +98,11 @@
 #else
            fmap Core $ initCoreFont d s
 #endif
 
 miscFixedFont :: String
-miscFixedFont = "-misc-fixed-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*"
+miscFixedFont = "-misc-fixed-*-*-*-*-13-*-*-*-*-*-*-*"
 
 -- | Given a fontname returns the font structure. If the font name is
 --  not valid the default font will be loaded and returned.
 initCoreFont :: Display -> String -> IO FontStruct
 initCoreFont d s = do