diff --git a/packages/@ourworldindata/grapher/src/core/Grapher.tsx b/packages/@ourworldindata/grapher/src/core/Grapher.tsx
index 94407af5a9..f78ed69925 100644
--- a/packages/@ourworldindata/grapher/src/core/Grapher.tsx
+++ b/packages/@ourworldindata/grapher/src/core/Grapher.tsx
@@ -3124,7 +3124,7 @@ export class Grapher
         if (this.isStaticAndSmall) {
             return this.computeBaseFontSizeFromHeight(this.staticBounds)
         }
-        if (this.isStatic) return 18
+        if (this.isStatic) return 16
         return this._baseFontSize
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/@ourworldindata/grapher/src/footer/Footer.tsx b/packages/@ourworldindata/grapher/src/footer/Footer.tsx
index 6d4ac0aa4e..505ffee578 100644
--- a/packages/@ourworldindata/grapher/src/footer/Footer.tsx
+++ b/packages/@ourworldindata/grapher/src/footer/Footer.tsx
@@ -685,36 +685,10 @@ export class StaticFooter extends Footer<StaticFooterProps> {
     }
 
     @computed protected get fontSize(): number {
-        if (this.useBaseFontSize) {
-            let fontSize = (12 / BASE_FONT_SIZE) * this.baseFontSize
-
-            // for small charts, reduce the font size if the footer text is long
-            if (this.manager.isStaticAndSmall) {
-                const sources = new MarkdownTextWrap({
-                    text: this.sourcesText,
-                    maxWidth: this.sourcesMaxWidth,
-                    lineHeight: this.lineHeight,
-                    fontSize,
-                })
-                const note = new MarkdownTextWrap({
-                    text: this.markdownNoteText,
-                    maxWidth: this.noteMaxWidth,
-                    lineHeight: this.lineHeight,
-                    fontSize,
-                })
-
-                const lineCount =
-                    sources.svgLines.length +
-                    (this.showNote ? note.svgLines.length : 0)
-                if (lineCount > 2) {
-                    fontSize = (10 / BASE_FONT_SIZE) * this.baseFontSize
-                }
-            }
-
-            return fontSize
-        }
-
-        return 13
+        if (this.manager.isStaticAndSmall) return 14
+        return this.useBaseFontSize
+            ? (13 / BASE_FONT_SIZE) * this.baseFontSize
+            : 13
     }
 
     @computed protected get sourcesFontSize(): number {
diff --git a/packages/@ourworldindata/grapher/src/header/Header.tsx b/packages/@ourworldindata/grapher/src/header/Header.tsx
index 50ef335d50..910c63e951 100644
--- a/packages/@ourworldindata/grapher/src/header/Header.tsx
+++ b/packages/@ourworldindata/grapher/src/header/Header.tsx
@@ -107,13 +107,15 @@ export class Header<
                 fontSize,
             })
 
-        const initialFontSize = this.useBaseFontSize
-            ? (22 / BASE_FONT_SIZE) * this.baseFontSize
-            : this.manager.isNarrow
-              ? 18
-              : this.manager.isMedium
-                ? 20
-                : 24
+        const initialFontSize = this.manager.isStaticAndSmall
+            ? 25
+            : this.useBaseFontSize
+              ? (25 / BASE_FONT_SIZE) * this.baseFontSize
+              : this.manager.isNarrow
+                ? 18
+                : this.manager.isMedium
+                  ? 20
+                  : 24
 
         let title = makeTitle(initialFontSize)
 
@@ -174,8 +176,9 @@ export class Header<
     }
 
     @computed get subtitleFontSize(): number {
+        if (this.manager.isStaticAndSmall) return 16
         if (this.useBaseFontSize) {
-            return (13 / BASE_FONT_SIZE) * this.baseFontSize
+            return (15 / BASE_FONT_SIZE) * this.baseFontSize
         }
         return this.manager.isSmall ? 12 : this.manager.isMedium ? 13 : 14
     }