diff --git a/src/main/java/cc/fros/features/modules/client/ClickGuiModule.java b/src/main/java/cc/fros/features/modules/client/ClickGuiModule.java
index 8ad0d18..21029e0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/cc/fros/features/modules/client/ClickGuiModule.java
+++ b/src/main/java/cc/fros/features/modules/client/ClickGuiModule.java
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import static cc.fros.features.commands.MessageSignatures.GENERAL;
 public class ClickGuiModule extends Module {
     private static ClickGuiModule INSTANCE;
 
-    public final Setting<String> font = str("Font", "");
+    public final Setting<String> font = str("Font", "SansSerif");
     public final Setting<Integer> fontSize = num("FontSize", 10, 6, 24);
     public final Setting<String> prefix = str("Prefix", ".");
     public final Setting<Color> color = color("Color", 0, 0, 255, 180);
diff --git a/src/main/java/cc/fros/util/render/FrosFont.java b/src/main/java/cc/fros/util/render/FrosFont.java
index 9802bb7..0e0b574 100644
--- a/src/main/java/cc/fros/util/render/FrosFont.java
+++ b/src/main/java/cc/fros/util/render/FrosFont.java
@@ -50,6 +50,14 @@ public final class FrosFont {
     };
     private static final char[] HEX = "0123456789abcdef".toCharArray();
 
+    // java guarantees these logical fonts on every os
+    private static final Map<String, String> LOGICAL_FONTS = Map.of(
+            "sansserif", "SansSerif",
+            "serif", "Serif",
+            "monospaced", "Monospaced");
+
+    private static String[] installedFamilies;
+
     private static final Map<Key, Glyph> GLYPHS = new LinkedHashMap<>(128, 0.75f, true) {
         @Override
         protected boolean removeEldestEntry(Map.Entry<Key, Glyph> eldest) {
@@ -159,18 +167,19 @@ public final class FrosFont {
         if (name.isBlank()) return;
         try {
             Path file = resolveFontFile(name);
-            if (file == null) {
-                if (verbose) LOGGER.warn("Font '{}' not found in {}", name, FONT_DIR);
+            if (file != null) {
+                applyFont(java.awt.Font.createFont(java.awt.Font.TRUETYPE_FONT, file.toFile()),
+                        size, "Loaded font " + file.getFileName(), verbose);
                 return;
             }
-            awtFont = java.awt.Font.createFont(java.awt.Font.TRUETYPE_FONT, file.toFile())
-                    .deriveFont(java.awt.Font.PLAIN, size);
-            BufferedImage probe = new BufferedImage(1, 1, BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_ARGB);
-            Graphics2D graphics = probe.createGraphics();
-            graphics.setFont(awtFont);
-            metrics = graphics.getFontMetrics();
-            graphics.dispose();
-            if (verbose) LOGGER.info("Loaded font {} ({}pt)", file.getFileName(), size);
+
+            java.awt.Font installed = installedFont(name);
+            if (installed != null) {
+                applyFont(installed, size, "Using system font '" + name + "'", verbose);
+                return;
+            }
+
+            if (verbose) LOGGER.warn("Font '{}' not found in {}", name, FONT_DIR);
         } catch (Exception e) {
             LOGGER.error("Failed to load font '{}'", name, e);
             awtFont = null;
@@ -178,6 +187,35 @@ public final class FrosFont {
         }
     }
 
+    private static void applyFont(java.awt.Font font, float size, String source, boolean verbose) {
+        awtFont = font.deriveFont(java.awt.Font.PLAIN, size);
+        BufferedImage probe = new BufferedImage(1, 1, BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_ARGB);
+        Graphics2D graphics = probe.createGraphics();
+        graphics.setFont(awtFont);
+        metrics = graphics.getFontMetrics();
+        graphics.dispose();
+        if (verbose) LOGGER.info("{} ({}pt)", source, size);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Resolves java's logical fonts (guaranteed on every os) and any font
+     * family already installed on the system, without needing a file.
+     */
+    private static java.awt.Font installedFont(String name) {
+        String logical = LOGICAL_FONTS.get(name.toLowerCase(Locale.ROOT));
+        if (logical != null) return new java.awt.Font(logical, java.awt.Font.PLAIN, 1);
+
+        if (installedFamilies == null) {
+            installedFamilies = java.awt.GraphicsEnvironment
+                    .getLocalGraphicsEnvironment()
+                    .getAvailableFontFamilyNames();
+        }
+        for (String family : installedFamilies) {
+            if (family.equalsIgnoreCase(name)) return new java.awt.Font(family, java.awt.Font.PLAIN, 1);
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
     private static Path resolveFontFile(String name) {
         try {
             Files.createDirectories(FONT_DIR);