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-rw-r--r--lisp/faces.el7
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/lisp/faces.el b/lisp/faces.el
index c3693d16631..e073ed266c0 100644
--- a/lisp/faces.el
+++ b/lisp/faces.el
@@ -2465,9 +2465,12 @@ If you set `term-file-prefix' to nil, this function does nothing."
:version "21.1"
:group 'basic-faces)
-;; Definition stolen from linum.el.
+;; Definition originally stolen from linum.el.
+;; The monospace part is so we don't accidentally display numbers
+;; using a variable-pitch font just because the default face uses
+;; such a font.
(defface line-number
- '((t :inherit (shadow default)))
+ '((t :inherit (shadow default) :family "Monospace Serif"))
"Face for displaying line numbers.
This face is used when `display-line-numbers' is non-nil.