diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e1aefe0..b526600 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,3 +14,8 @@ Also run `checkhealth` in `nvim` after a first install
 
 ## laptop
 laptop uses `Xft.dpi: 192`
+
+## gnome-terminal
+
+$ dconf dump /org/gnome/terminal/legacy/profiles:/ > gnome-terminal.dconf
+$ dconf load /org/gnome/terminal/legacy/profiles:/ < gnome-terminal.dconf
diff --git a/files/alacritty/.config/alacritty/alacritty.yml b/files/alacritty/.config/alacritty/alacritty.yml
index 4d1dff2..1871c4e 100644
--- a/files/alacritty/.config/alacritty/alacritty.yml
+++ b/files/alacritty/.config/alacritty/alacritty.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ font:
     family: SFMono Nerd Font
     style: Regular
 
-  size: 10.0
+  size: 11.0
 
 draw_bold_text_with_bright_colors: false
 
diff --git a/gnome-terminal.dconf b/gnome-terminal.dconf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e669e17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gnome-terminal.dconf
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+[/]
+audible-bell=false
+background-color='rgb(253,246,227)'
+background-transparency-percent=18
+cursor-blink-mode='off'
+font='SFMono Nerd Font Medium 11'
+foreground-color='rgb(92,106,114)'
+login-shell=false
+palette=['rgb(92,106,114)', 'rgb(248,85,82)', 'rgb(141,161,1)', 'rgb(223,160,0)', 'rgb(58,148,197)', 'rgb(211,54,130)', 'rgb(53,167,124)', 'rgb(223,221,200)', 'rgb(92,106,114)', 'rgb(248,85,82)', 'rgb(141,161,1)', 'rgb(223,160,0)', 'rgb(58,148,197)', 'rgb(211,54,130)', 'rgb(53,167,124)', 'rgb(253,246,227)']
+scrollbar-policy='never'
+use-custom-command=false
+use-system-font=false
+use-theme-colors=false
+use-transparent-background=false
+visible-name='Default (Everforest)'