diff --git a/modules/primer-tooltips/lib/tooltips.scss b/modules/primer-tooltips/lib/tooltips.scss
index 972bdaeadc..7b4be9ca94 100644
--- a/modules/primer-tooltips/lib/tooltips.scss
+++ b/modules/primer-tooltips/lib/tooltips.scss
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ $tooltip-duration: 0.1s !default;
   position: absolute;
   z-index: 1000000;
   display: none;
-  padding: 0.375em 0.5em;
-  font: normal normal 11px/1.25 $body-font;
+  padding: 0.5em 0.75em;
+  font: normal normal 11px/1.5 $body-font;
   -webkit-font-smoothing: subpixel-antialiased;
   color: $tooltip-text-color;
   text-align: center;