diff --git a/modules/nixos/locales.nix b/modules/nixos/locales.nix
index 9b0a076..5c91d2d 100644
--- a/modules/nixos/locales.nix
+++ b/modules/nixos/locales.nix
@@ -17,4 +17,10 @@
     LC_TELEPHONE = "en_US.UTF-8";
     LC_TIME = "en_US.UTF-8";
   };
+
+  # set console font and keymap
+  console = {
+    font = "Lat2-Terminus16";
+    keyMap = "de_CH-latin1";
+  };
 }