diff --git a/.config/alacritty/alacritty.yml b/.config/alacritty/alacritty.yml
index fcb9eb8..4866db1 100644
--- a/.config/alacritty/alacritty.yml
+++ b/.config/alacritty/alacritty.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ colors:
     cyan: "#23ced4"
     white: "#f8f8f2"
 
+  transparent_background_colors: true
+
 font:
   # The normal (roman) font face to use.
   normal:
@@ -38,7 +40,8 @@ font:
   italic:
     family: Sauce Code Pro NF
 
-  size: 14
+  # sizes that work well for 1920 by 1080: 14 (large), 12 (wide), 11.5 (narrow)
+  size: 12
 
   offset:
     x: 0
@@ -54,8 +57,7 @@ window:
     x: 3
     y: 2
   scrolling:
-  # Number of lines the viewport will move for every line scrolled when
-  # scrollback is enabled (history > 0).
+    # number of lines to keep in history buffer
     history: 10000
   # Scrolling distance multiplier.
     # multiplier: 10