diff --git a/echo/frontend/src/components/canvas/kit.ts b/echo/frontend/src/components/canvas/kit.ts
index bb30f9182..ac3a92b78 100644
--- a/echo/frontend/src/components/canvas/kit.ts
+++ b/echo/frontend/src/components/canvas/kit.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import d3Bundle from "../../../node_modules/d3/dist/d3.min.js?raw";
 import dembraneLogoRaw from "../../assets/dembrane-logo-new.svg?raw";
-import dmSansFontDataUrl from "../../fonts/DMSans-Light.woff2?inline";
+import dmSansFontDataUrl from "../../fonts/DMSans-Variable.woff2?inline";
 import kitCss from "./kit.css?raw";
 import qrcode from "qrcode-generator";
 
diff --git a/echo/frontend/src/fonts/DMSans-Light.woff2 b/echo/frontend/src/fonts/DMSans-Light.woff2
deleted file mode 100644
index 10f424879..000000000
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diff --git a/echo/frontend/src/fonts/DMSans-Variable.woff2 b/echo/frontend/src/fonts/DMSans-Variable.woff2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..01383d7e5
Binary files /dev/null and b/echo/frontend/src/fonts/DMSans-Variable.woff2 differ
diff --git a/echo/frontend/src/fonts/dm-sans.css b/echo/frontend/src/fonts/dm-sans.css
index f59d92ec0..c97372a6e 100644
--- a/echo/frontend/src/fonts/dm-sans.css
+++ b/echo/frontend/src/fonts/dm-sans.css
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 @font-face {
 	font-family: 'DM Sans Variable';
-	src: url('./DMSans-Light.woff2') format('woff2');
+	src: url('./DMSans-Variable.woff2') format('woff2');
 	font-weight: 100 1000;
 	font-style: normal;
 	font-display: swap;
diff --git a/echo/frontend/src/index.css b/echo/frontend/src/index.css
index 4162b5450..8a75b4d85 100644
--- a/echo/frontend/src/index.css
+++ b/echo/frontend/src/index.css
@@ -98,6 +98,11 @@ body {
 	font-feature-settings: var(--app-font-feature-settings) !important;
 }
 
+/* Ensure bold elements render at weight 700 */
+strong, b {
+	font-weight: 700 !important;
+}
+
 [aria-label="editable markdown"] {
 	font-family: var(--app-font-family) !important;
 	font-feature-settings: var(--app-font-feature-settings) !important;