diff --git a/scss/_code.scss b/scss/_code.scss
index e323516982..59273d1781 100644
--- a/scss/_code.scss
+++ b/scss/_code.scss
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ samp {
 // Inline code
 code {
   padding: .2rem .4rem;
-  font-size: 90%;
+  font-size: $code-font-size;
   color: $code-color;
   background-color: $code-bg;
   @include border-radius($border-radius);
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ code {
 // User input typically entered via keyboard
 kbd {
   padding: .2rem .4rem;
-  font-size: 90%;
+  font-size: $code-font-size;
   color: $kbd-color;
   background-color: $kbd-bg;
   @include border-radius($border-radius-sm);
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ pre {
   display: block;
   margin-top: 0;
   margin-bottom: 1rem;
-  font-size: 90%;
+  font-size: $code-font-size;
   color: $pre-color;
 
   // Account for some code outputs that place code tags in pre tags
diff --git a/scss/_variables.scss b/scss/_variables.scss
index c02af45f55..78122192f9 100644
--- a/scss/_variables.scss
+++ b/scss/_variables.scss
@@ -781,6 +781,7 @@ $close-text-shadow:           0 1px 0 #fff !default;
 
 // Code
 
+$code-font-size:              90% !default;
 $code-color:                  #bd4147 !default;
 $code-bg:                     #f7f7f9 !default;