diff --git a/MultiTerm.Wpf.CustomControl/MultiFormatDataView/MultiFormatDataView.xaml b/MultiTerm.Wpf.CustomControl/MultiFormatDataView/MultiFormatDataView.xaml
index 6dd560c..0cbb9f7 100644
--- a/MultiTerm.Wpf.CustomControl/MultiFormatDataView/MultiFormatDataView.xaml
+++ b/MultiTerm.Wpf.CustomControl/MultiFormatDataView/MultiFormatDataView.xaml
@@ -11,18 +11,16 @@
             <SolidColorBrush x:Key="CHAR_Background" Color="#B4FFFF"/>
             <SolidColorBrush x:Key="HEX_Background" Color="#C8C8FF"/>
             <SolidColorBrush x:Key="BIN_Background" Color="#B4FFB4"/>
-            <!-- Value Converters -->
-            <!-- n/a -->
 
+            <!-- Styling for all data items -->
+            <Style x:Key="DataContainerFontStyle" TargetType="{x:Type Control}">
+                <Setter Property="FontFamily" Value="Consolas"/>
+                <Setter Property="FontSize" Value="14"/>
+                <Setter Property="FontWeight" Value="ExtraLight"/>
+            </Style>
+
+            <!-- Data Template for Data Container -->
             <DataTemplate x:Key="dataContainerTemplate" DataType="vm:IDataViewModel">
-                <DataTemplate.Resources>
-                    <!-- Styling for all labels (data items) -->
-                    <Style TargetType="Label">
-                        <Setter Property="FontFamily" Value="Consolas"/>
-                        <Setter Property="FontSize" Value="13"/>
-                        <Setter Property="FontWeight" Value="ExtraLight"/>
-                    </Style>
-                </DataTemplate.Resources>
                 <StackPanel Orientation="Vertical" Margin="0" x:Name="ItemStackPanel">
                     <StackPanel.Triggers>
                         <EventTrigger SourceName="ItemStackPanel" RoutedEvent="Loaded">
@@ -58,7 +56,8 @@
                     <Border BorderThickness="0">
                         <Label Content="{Binding DisplayStringChar}" Padding="0" Margin="2 0" VerticalAlignment="Center">
                             <Label.Style>
-                                <Style TargetType="Label">
+                                <!-- extend label type with specific setters -->
+                                <Style TargetType="{x:Type Label}" BasedOn="{StaticResource DataContainerFontStyle}"> 
                                     <Setter Property="HorizontalAlignment" Value="Left"/>
                                     <Style.Triggers>
                                         <DataTrigger Binding="{Binding ElementName=cbHex,Path=IsChecked}" Value="True">
@@ -67,7 +66,7 @@
                                         <DataTrigger Binding="{Binding ElementName=cbBin,Path=IsChecked}" Value="True">
                                             <Setter Property="HorizontalAlignment" Value="Right"/>
                                         </DataTrigger>
-                                    </Style.Triggers>
+                                    </Style.Triggers> 
                                 </Style>
                             </Label.Style>
                         </Label>
@@ -91,7 +90,8 @@
                     </Border>
                     <!-- Hexadecimal -->
                     <Border BorderThickness="0" Background="{StaticResource HEX_Background}">
-                        <Label Content="{Binding DisplayStringHex}" HorizontalAlignment="Right" VerticalAlignment="Center" Padding="0" Margin="2 0"/>
+                        <Label Content="{Binding DisplayStringHex}" Style="{StaticResource DataContainerFontStyle}"
+                               HorizontalAlignment="Right" VerticalAlignment="Center" Padding="0" Margin="2 0"/>
                         <Border.Style>
                             <Style TargetType="Border">
                                 <Setter Property="Visibility" Value="Collapsed"/>
@@ -105,7 +105,8 @@
                     </Border>
                     <!-- Binary -->
                     <Border BorderThickness="0" Background="{StaticResource BIN_Background}">
-                        <Label Content="{Binding DisplayStringBin}" HorizontalAlignment="Right" VerticalAlignment="Center" Padding="0" Margin="2"/>
+                        <Label Content="{Binding DisplayStringBin}" Style="{StaticResource DataContainerFontStyle}"
+                               HorizontalAlignment="Right" VerticalAlignment="Center" Padding="0" Margin="2"/>
                         <Border.Style>
                             <Style TargetType="Border">
                                 <Setter Property="Visibility" Value="Collapsed"/>
@@ -158,7 +159,7 @@
 
                                 <!-- Show only when other checkboxes than "Characters" is checked -->
                                 <TextBox.Style>
-                                    <Style TargetType="TextBox">
+                                    <Style TargetType="{x:Type TextBox}" BasedOn="{StaticResource DataContainerFontStyle}">
                                         <Setter Property="Visibility" Value="Collapsed"/>
                                         <Style.Triggers>
                                             <DataTrigger Binding="{Binding ElementName=cbCharacter,Path=IsChecked}" Value="True">
diff --git a/MultiTerm.Wpf.CustomControl/MultiFormatTextBox/MultiFormatTextBox.xaml b/MultiTerm.Wpf.CustomControl/MultiFormatTextBox/MultiFormatTextBox.xaml
index 6b4d926..9477f95 100644
--- a/MultiTerm.Wpf.CustomControl/MultiFormatTextBox/MultiFormatTextBox.xaml
+++ b/MultiTerm.Wpf.CustomControl/MultiFormatTextBox/MultiFormatTextBox.xaml
@@ -7,13 +7,21 @@
             <SolidColorBrush x:Key="MultiFormatTextBox.CHAR.Background" Color="#B4EBEB"/>
             <SolidColorBrush x:Key="MultiFormatTextBox.HEX.Background" Color="#C8C8FF"/>
             <SolidColorBrush x:Key="MultiFormatTextBox.BIN.Background" Color="#C8FFC8"/>
+
+            <!-- Styling for text -->
+            <Style x:Key="TextFontStyle" TargetType="{x:Type Control}">
+                <Setter Property="FontFamily" Value="Consolas"/>
+                <Setter Property="FontSize" Value="14"/>
+                <Setter Property="FontWeight" Value="ExtraLight"/>
+            </Style>
         </Style.Resources>
         <Setter Property="Template">
             <Setter.Value>
                 <ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type local:MultiFormatTextBox}">
                     <DockPanel LastChildFill="True">
                         <ComboBox DockPanel.Dock="Left" x:Name="PART_ComboBox" Width="70"></ComboBox>
-                        <RichTextBox DockPanel.Dock="Right" VerticalContentAlignment="Center" x:Name="PART_RichTextBox"></RichTextBox>
+                        <RichTextBox DockPanel.Dock="Right" VerticalContentAlignment="Center" x:Name="PART_RichTextBox" 
+                                     Style="{StaticResource TextFontStyle}"></RichTextBox>
                     </DockPanel>
                 </ControlTemplate>
             </Setter.Value>