diff --git a/rich/_export_format.py b/rich/_export_format.py
index 998a9b0de..e7527e52f 100644
--- a/rich/_export_format.py
+++ b/rich/_export_format.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 </style>
 </head>
 <body>
-    <pre style="font-family:Menlo,'DejaVu Sans Mono',consolas,'Courier New',monospace"><code>{code}</code></pre>
+    <pre style="font-family:Menlo,'DejaVu Sans Mono',consolas,'Courier New',monospace"><code style="font-family:inherit">{code}</code></pre>
 </body>
 </html>
 """
