diff --git a/scss/_tabs.scss b/scss/_tabs.scss
index 180e148334..4317a0add7 100644
--- a/scss/_tabs.scss
+++ b/scss/_tabs.scss
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@
 
   font-weight: 400;
   font-size: $tabs-text-font-size;
-  font-family: $font-family-light-sans-serif;
+  font-family: $font-family-sans-serif;
 
   opacity: 0.7;
 
diff --git a/scss/_variables.scss b/scss/_variables.scss
index ed9e4d4004..3339e79e7a 100644
--- a/scss/_variables.scss
+++ b/scss/_variables.scss
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ $bar-default-active-border:       $bar-light-active-border !default;
 
 $tabs-height:                     49px !default;
 $tabs-text-font-size:             14px !default;
-$tabs-text-font-size-side-icon:   12px !default;
+$tabs-text-font-size-side-icon:   10px !default;
 $tabs-icon-size:                  32px !default;
 $tabs-badge-padding:              1px 6px !default;
 $tabs-badge-font-size:            12px !default;