diff --git a/qt/aqt/editor.py b/qt/aqt/editor.py
index b0a29856a..f699cef44 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/editor.py
+++ b/qt/aqt/editor.py
@@ -589,6 +589,9 @@ class Editor:
         qconnect(
             form.buttonBox.helpRequested, lambda: openHelp(HelpPage.EDITING_FEATURES)
         )
+        font = QFont("Courier")
+        font.setStyleHint(QFont.TypeWriter)
+        form.textEdit.setFont(font)
         form.textEdit.setPlainText(self.note.fields[field])
         d.show()
         form.textEdit.moveCursor(QTextCursor.End)
diff --git a/qt/aqt/forms/edithtml.ui b/qt/aqt/forms/edithtml.ui
index 0b29039f9..8c24751b6 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/forms/edithtml.ui
+++ b/qt/aqt/forms/edithtml.ui
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-<ui version="4.0" >
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<ui version="4.0">
  <class>Dialog</class>
- <widget class="QDialog" name="Dialog" >
-  <property name="geometry" >
+ <widget class="QDialog" name="Dialog">
+  <property name="geometry">
    <rect>
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
@@ -9,23 +10,19 @@
     <height>300</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
-  <property name="windowTitle" >
+  <property name="windowTitle">
    <string>EDITING_HTML_EDITOR</string>
   </property>
-  <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout" >
+  <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
    <item>
-    <widget class="QTextEdit" name="textEdit" >
-     <property name="acceptRichText" >
-      <bool>false</bool>
-     </property>
-    </widget>
+    <widget class="QPlainTextEdit" name="textEdit"/>
    </item>
    <item>
-    <widget class="QDialogButtonBox" name="buttonBox" >
-     <property name="orientation" >
+    <widget class="QDialogButtonBox" name="buttonBox">
+     <property name="orientation">
       <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
      </property>
-     <property name="standardButtons" >
+     <property name="standardButtons">
       <set>QDialogButtonBox::Close|QDialogButtonBox::Help</set>
      </property>
     </widget>
@@ -40,11 +37,11 @@
    <receiver>Dialog</receiver>
    <slot>accept()</slot>
    <hints>
-    <hint type="sourcelabel" >
+    <hint type="sourcelabel">
      <x>248</x>
      <y>254</y>
     </hint>
-    <hint type="destinationlabel" >
+    <hint type="destinationlabel">
      <x>157</x>
      <y>274</y>
     </hint>
@@ -56,11 +53,11 @@
    <receiver>Dialog</receiver>
    <slot>reject()</slot>
    <hints>
-    <hint type="sourcelabel" >
+    <hint type="sourcelabel">
      <x>316</x>
      <y>260</y>
     </hint>
-    <hint type="destinationlabel" >
+    <hint type="destinationlabel">
      <x>286</x>
      <y>274</y>
     </hint>