diff --git a/_sass/basically-basic/_base.scss b/_sass/basically-basic/_base.scss
index fc1e754..3a09a10 100644
--- a/_sass/basically-basic/_base.scss
+++ b/_sass/basically-basic/_base.scss
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ kbd {
 
 h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 {
   font-family: $headline-font-family;
+  text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; /* enable common ligatures and kerning */
 }
 
 h1 {