diff --git a/shapes2d.scad b/shapes2d.scad
index 7f1b2a0e..fce654ab 100644
--- a/shapes2d.scad
+++ b/shapes2d.scad
@@ -2021,7 +2021,7 @@ function reuleaux_polygon(n=3, r, d, anchor=CENTER, spin=0) =
 // Arguments:
 //   text = Text to create.
 //   size = The font will be created at this size divided by 0.72.   Default: 10
-//   font = Font to use.  Default: "Liberation Sans"
+//   font = Font to use.  Default: "Liberation Sans" (standard OpenSCAD default)
 //   ---
 //   halign = If given, specifies the horizontal alignment of the text.  `"left"`, `"center"`, or `"right"`.  Overrides `anchor=`.
 //   valign = If given, specifies the vertical alignment of the text.  `"top"`, `"center"`, `"baseline"` or `"bottom"`.  Overrides `anchor=`.
@@ -2036,7 +2036,7 @@ function reuleaux_polygon(n=3, r, d, anchor=CENTER, spin=0) =
 //   str("baseline",VECTOR) = Anchors at the baseline of the text, modified by the X and Z components of the appended vector.
 // Examples(2D):
 //   text("Foobar", size=10);
-//   text("Foobar", size=12, font="Helvetica");
+//   text("Foobar", size=12, font="Courier");
 //   text("Foobar", anchor=CENTER);
 //   text("Foobar", anchor=str("baseline",CENTER));
 // Example: Using line_copies() distributor
@@ -2047,7 +2047,7 @@ function reuleaux_polygon(n=3, r, d, anchor=CENTER, spin=0) =
 //   txt = "This is the string";
 //   arc_copies(r=50, n=len(txt), sa=0, ea=180)
 //       text(select(txt,-1-$idx), size=10, anchor=str("baseline",CENTER), spin=-90);
-module text(text, size=10, font="Helvetica", halign, valign, spacing=1.0, direction="ltr", language="en", script="latin", anchor="baseline", spin=0) {
+module text(text, size=10, font, halign, valign, spacing=1.0, direction="ltr", language="en", script="latin", anchor="baseline", spin=0) {
     no_children($children);
     dummy1 =
         assert(is_undef(anchor) || is_vector(anchor) || is_string(anchor), str("Got: ",anchor))
diff --git a/shapes3d.scad b/shapes3d.scad
index a8c3db09..ffed56c8 100644
--- a/shapes3d.scad
+++ b/shapes3d.scad
@@ -3355,12 +3355,12 @@ function onion(r, ang=45, cap_h, d, anchor=CENTER, spin=0, orient=UP) =
 //   ycenter = Anchor center is relative to the actualy y direction center of the text
 // Examples:
 //   text3d("Fogmobar", h=3, size=10);
-//   text3d("Fogmobar", h=2, size=12, font="Helvetica");
+//   text3d("Fogmobar", h=2, size=12, font="Courier");
 //   text3d("Fogmobar", h=2, anchor=CENTER);
 //   text3d("Fogmobar", h=2, anchor=CENTER, atype="ycenter");
 //   text3d("Fogmobar", h=2, anchor=RIGHT);
 //   text3d("Fogmobar", h=2, anchor=RIGHT+BOT, atype="ycenter");
-module text3d(text, h, size=10, font="Helvetica", spacing=1.0, direction="ltr", language="en", script="latin",
+module text3d(text, h, size=10, font, spacing=1.0, direction="ltr", language="en", script="latin",
               height, thickness, atype, center=false,
               anchor, spin=0, orient=UP) {
     no_children($children);
@@ -3475,7 +3475,7 @@ function _cut_interp(pathcut, path, data) =
 //   text = text to create
 //   size = The font will be created at this size divided by 0.72.   
 //   thickness / h / height = thickness of letters (not allowed for 2D path)
-//   font = font to use.  Default: "Liberation Sans"
+//   font = Font to use.  Default: "Liberation Sans" (standard OpenSCAD default)
 //   ---
 //   lettersize = scalar or array giving size of letters
 //   center = center text on the path instead of starting at the first point.  Default: false