diff --git a/lib/fontType.nix b/lib/fontType.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8946ccda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/fontType.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,197 @@
+{
+  lib,
+  ...
+}: let
+  inherit (lib) mkOption types;
+  qfont = import ./qfont.nix { inherit lib; };
+
+  styleStrategyType = types.submodule {
+    options = with qfont.styleStrategy; {
+      prefer = mkOption {
+        type = prefer;
+        default = "default";
+        description = ''
+          Which type of font is preferred by the font when finding an appropriate default family.
+
+          `default`, `bitmap`, `device`, `outline`, `forceOutline` correspond to the
+          `PreferDefault`, `PreferBitmap`, `PreferDevice`, `PreferOutline`, `ForceOutline` enum flags
+          respectively.
+        '';
+      };
+      matchingPrefer = mkOption {
+        type = matchingPrefer;
+        default = "default";
+        description = ''
+          Whether the font matching process prefers exact matches, or best quality matches.
+
+          `default` corresponds to not setting any enum flag, and `exact` and `quality`
+          correspond to `PreferMatch` and `PreferQuality` enum flags respectively.
+        '';
+      };
+      antialiasing = mkOption {
+        type = antialiasing;
+        default = "default";
+        description = ''
+          Whether antialiasing is preferred for this font.
+
+          `default` corresponds to not setting any enum flag, and `prefer` and `disable`
+          correspond to `PreferAntialias` and `NoAntialias` enum flags respectively.
+        '';
+      };
+      noSubpixelAntialias = mkOption {
+        type = types.bool;
+        default = false;
+        description = ''
+          If set to `true`, this font will try to avoid subpixel antialiasing.
+
+          Corresponds to the `NoSubpixelAntialias` enum flag.
+        '';
+      };
+      noFontMerging = mkOption {
+        type = types.bool;
+        default = false;
+        description = ''
+          If set to `true`, this font will not try to find a substitute font when encountering missing glyphs.
+
+          Corresponds to the `NoFontMerging` enum flag.
+        '';
+      };
+      preferNoShaping = mkOption {
+        type = types.bool;
+        default = false;
+        description = ''
+          If set to true, this font will not try to apply shaping rules that may be required for some scripts
+          (e.g. Indic scripts), increasing performance if these rules are not required.
+
+          Corresponds to the `PreferNoShaping` enum flag.
+        '';
+      };
+    };
+  };
+in types.submodule {
+  options = {
+    family = mkOption {
+      type = types.str;
+      description = "The font family of this font.";
+      example = "Noto Sans";
+    };
+    pointSize = mkOption {
+      type = types.nullOr types.numbers.positive;
+      default = null;
+      description = ''
+        The point size of this font.
+
+        Could be a decimal, but usually an integer. Mutually exclusive with pixel size.
+      '';
+    };
+    pixelSize = mkOption {
+      type = types.nullOr types.ints.u16;
+      default = null;
+      description = ''
+        The pixel size of this font.
+
+        Mutually exclusive with point size.
+      '';
+    };
+    styleHint = mkOption {
+      type = qfont.styleHint;
+      default = "anyStyle";
+      description = ''
+        The style hint of this font.
+
+        See https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/qfont.html#StyleHint-enum for more.
+      '';
+    };
+    weight = mkOption {
+      type = types.either (types.ints.between 1 1000) qfont.weight;
+      default = "normal";
+      description = ''
+        The weight of the font, either as a number between 1 to 1000 or as a pre-defined weight string.
+
+        See https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/qfont.html#Weight-enum for more.
+      '';
+    };
+    style = mkOption {
+      type = qfont.style;
+      default = "normal";
+      description = "The style of the font.";
+    };
+    underline = mkOption {
+      type = types.bool;
+      default = false;
+      description = "Whether the font is underlined.";
+    };
+    strikeOut = mkOption {
+      type = types.bool;
+      default = false;
+      description = "Whether the font is struck out.";
+    };
+    fixedPitch = mkOption {
+      type = types.bool;
+      default = false;
+      description = "Whether the font has a fixed pitch.";
+    };
+    capitalization = mkOption {
+      type = qfont.capitalization;
+      default = "mixedCase";
+      description = ''
+        The capitalization settings for this font.
+
+        See https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/qfont.html#Capitalization-enum for more.
+      '';
+    };
+    letterSpacingType = mkOption {
+      type = qfont.spacingType;
+      default = "percentage";
+      description = ''
+        Whether to use percentage or absolute spacing for this font.
+
+        See https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/qfont.html#SpacingType-enum for more.
+      '';
+    };
+    letterSpacing = mkOption {
+      type = types.number;
+      default = 0;
+      description = ''
+        The amount of letter spacing for this font.
+
+        Could be a percentage or an absolute spacing change (positive increases spacing, negative decreases spacing),
+        based on the selected `letterSpacingType`.
+      '';
+    };
+    wordSpacing = mkOption {
+      type = types.number;
+      default = 0;
+      description = ''
+        The amount of word spacing for this font, in pixels.
+
+        Positive values increase spacing while negative ones decrease spacing.
+      '';
+    };
+    stretch = mkOption {
+      type = types.either (types.ints.between 1 4000) qfont.stretch;
+      default = "anyStretch";
+      description = ''
+        The stretch factor for this font, as an integral percentage (i.e. 150 means a 150% stretch),
+        or as a pre-defined stretch factor string.
+      '';
+    };
+    styleStrategy = mkOption {
+      type = styleStrategyType;
+      default = { };
+      description = ''
+        The strategy for matching similar fonts to this font.
+
+        See https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/qfont.html#StyleStrategy-enum for more.
+      '';
+    };
+    styleName = mkOption {
+      type = types.nullOr types.str;
+      default = null;
+      description = ''
+        The style name of this font, overriding the `style` and `weight` parameters when set.
+        Used for special fonts that have styles beyond traditional settings.
+      '';
+    };
+  };
+}
diff --git a/modules/apps/kate/default.nix b/modules/apps/kate/default.nix
index 2756c226..28af2898 100644
--- a/modules/apps/kate/default.nix
+++ b/modules/apps/kate/default.nix
@@ -41,198 +41,7 @@ let
       ) (throw "getIndexFromEnum (kate): Value ${value} isn't present in the enum. This is a bug.") enum;
 
   qfont = import ../../../lib/qfont.nix { inherit lib; };
-
-  styleStrategyType = lib.types.submodule {
-    options = with qfont.styleStrategy; {
-      prefer = lib.mkOption {
-        type = prefer;
-        default = "default";
-        description = ''
-          Which type of font is preferred by the font when finding an appropriate default family.
-
-          `default`, `bitmap`, `device`, `outline`, `forceOutline` correspond to the
-          `PreferDefault`, `PreferBitmap`, `PreferDevice`, `PreferOutline`, `ForceOutline` enum flags
-          respectively.
-        '';
-      };
-      matchingPrefer = lib.mkOption {
-        type = matchingPrefer;
-        default = "default";
-        description = ''
-          Whether the font matching process prefers exact matches, or best quality matches.
-
-          `default` corresponds to not setting any enum flag, and `exact` and `quality`
-          correspond to `PreferMatch` and `PreferQuality` enum flags respectively.
-        '';
-      };
-      antialiasing = lib.mkOption {
-        type = antialiasing;
-        default = "default";
-        description = ''
-          Whether antialiasing is preferred for this font.
-
-          `default` corresponds to not setting any enum flag, and `prefer` and `disable`
-          correspond to `PreferAntialias` and `NoAntialias` enum flags respectively.
-        '';
-      };
-      noSubpixelAntialias = lib.mkOption {
-        type = lib.types.bool;
-        default = false;
-        description = ''
-          If set to `true`, this font will try to avoid subpixel antialiasing.
-
-          Corresponds to the `NoSubpixelAntialias` enum flag.
-        '';
-      };
-      noFontMerging = lib.mkOption {
-        type = lib.types.bool;
-        default = false;
-        description = ''
-          If set to `true`, this font will not try to find a substitute font when encountering missing glyphs.
-
-          Corresponds to the `NoFontMerging` enum flag.
-        '';
-      };
-      preferNoShaping = lib.mkOption {
-        type = lib.types.bool;
-        default = false;
-        description = ''
-          If set to `true`, this font will not try to apply shaping rules that may be required for some scripts
-          (e.g. Indic scripts), increasing performance if these rules are not required.
-
-          Corresponds to the `PreferNoShaping` enum flag.
-        '';
-      };
-    };
-  };
-
-  fontType = lib.types.submodule {
-    options = {
-      family = lib.mkOption {
-        type = lib.types.str;
-        description = "The font family of this font.";
-        example = "Noto Sans";
-      };
-      pointSize = lib.mkOption {
-        type = lib.types.nullOr lib.types.numbers.positive;
-        default = null;
-        description = ''
-          The point size of this font.
-
-          Could be a decimal, but usually an integer. Mutually exclusive with pixel size.
-        '';
-      };
-      pixelSize = lib.mkOption {
-        type = lib.types.nullOr lib.types.ints.u16;
-        default = null;
-        description = ''
-          The pixel size of this font.
-
-          Mutually exclusive with point size.
-        '';
-      };
-      styleHint = lib.mkOption {
-        type = qfont.styleHint;
-        default = "anyStyle";
-        description = ''
-          The style hint of this font.
-
-          See https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/qfont.html#StyleHint-enum for more.
-        '';
-      };
-      weight = lib.mkOption {
-        type = lib.types.either (lib.types.ints.between 1 1000) qfont.weight;
-        default = "normal";
-        description = ''
-          The weight of the font, either as a number between 1 to 1000 or as a pre-defined weight string.
-
-          See https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/qfont.html#Weight-enum for more.
-        '';
-      };
-      style = lib.mkOption {
-        type = qfont.style;
-        default = "normal";
-        description = "The style of the font.";
-      };
-      underline = lib.mkOption {
-        type = lib.types.bool;
-        default = false;
-        description = "Whether the font is underlined.";
-      };
-      strikeOut = lib.mkOption {
-        type = lib.types.bool;
-        default = false;
-        description = "Whether the font is struck out.";
-      };
-      fixedPitch = lib.mkOption {
-        type = lib.types.bool;
-        default = false;
-        description = "Whether the font has a fixed pitch.";
-      };
-      capitalization = lib.mkOption {
-        type = qfont.capitalization;
-        default = "mixedCase";
-        description = ''
-          The capitalization settings for this font.
-
-          See https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/qfont.html#Capitalization-enum for more.
-        '';
-      };
-      letterSpacingType = lib.mkOption {
-        type = qfont.spacingType;
-        default = "percentage";
-        description = ''
-          Whether to use percentage or absolute spacing for this font.
-
-          See https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/qfont.html#SpacingType-enum for more.
-        '';
-      };
-      letterSpacing = lib.mkOption {
-        type = lib.types.number;
-        default = 0;
-        description = ''
-          The amount of letter spacing for this font.
-
-          Could be a percentage or an absolute spacing change (positive increases spacing, negative decreases spacing),
-          based on the selected `letterSpacingType`.
-        '';
-      };
-      wordSpacing = lib.mkOption {
-        type = lib.types.number;
-        default = 0;
-        description = ''
-          The amount of word spacing for this font, in pixels.
-
-          Positive values increase spacing while negative ones decrease spacing.
-        '';
-      };
-      stretch = lib.mkOption {
-        type = lib.types.either (lib.types.ints.between 1 4000) qfont.stretch;
-        default = "anyStretch";
-        description = ''
-          The stretch factor for this font, as an integral percentage (i.e. 150 means a 150% stretch),
-          or as a pre-defined stretch factor string.
-        '';
-      };
-      styleStrategy = lib.mkOption {
-        type = styleStrategyType;
-        default = { };
-        description = ''
-          The strategy for matching similar fonts to this font.
-
-          See https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/qfont.html#StyleStrategy-enum for more.
-        '';
-      };
-      styleName = lib.mkOption {
-        type = lib.types.nullOr lib.types.str;
-        default = null;
-        description = ''
-          The style name of this font, overriding the `style` and `weight` parameters when set.
-          Used for special fonts that have styles beyond traditional settings.
-        '';
-      };
-    };
-  };
+  fontType = import ../../../lib/fontType.nix { inherit lib; };
 in
 {
   options.programs.kate = {
@@ -331,10 +140,12 @@ in
 
       font = lib.mkOption {
         type = fontType;
-        default = {
-          family = "Hack";
-          pointSize = 10;
-        };
+        default = let
+          generaldefaultFont = {
+            family = "Hack";
+            pointSize = 10;
+          };
+        in lib.defaultTo generaldefaultFont config.programs.plasma.fonts.fixedWidth;
         example = {
           family = "Fira Code";
           pointSize = 11;
diff --git a/modules/fonts.nix b/modules/fonts.nix
index 0f00cef5..88897bae 100644
--- a/modules/fonts.nix
+++ b/modules/fonts.nix
@@ -2,198 +2,7 @@
 let
   inherit (lib) mkIf mkOption types;
   qfont = import ../lib/qfont.nix { inherit lib; };
-
-  styleStrategyType = types.submodule {
-    options = with qfont.styleStrategy; {
-      prefer = mkOption {
-        type = prefer;
-        default = "default";
-        description = ''
-          Which type of font is preferred by the font when finding an appropriate default family.
-
-          `default`, `bitmap`, `device`, `outline`, `forceOutline` correspond to the
-          `PreferDefault`, `PreferBitmap`, `PreferDevice`, `PreferOutline`, `ForceOutline` enum flags
-          respectively.
-        '';
-      };
-      matchingPrefer = mkOption {
-        type = matchingPrefer;
-        default = "default";
-        description = ''
-          Whether the font matching process prefers exact matches, or best quality matches.
-
-          `default` corresponds to not setting any enum flag, and `exact` and `quality`
-          correspond to `PreferMatch` and `PreferQuality` enum flags respectively.
-        '';
-      };
-      antialiasing = mkOption {
-        type = antialiasing;
-        default = "default";
-        description = ''
-          Whether antialiasing is preferred for this font.
-
-          `default` corresponds to not setting any enum flag, and `prefer` and `disable`
-          correspond to `PreferAntialias` and `NoAntialias` enum flags respectively.
-        '';
-      };
-      noSubpixelAntialias = mkOption {
-        type = types.bool;
-        default = false;
-        description = ''
-          If set to `true`, this font will try to avoid subpixel antialiasing.
-
-          Corresponds to the `NoSubpixelAntialias` enum flag.
-        '';
-      };
-      noFontMerging = mkOption {
-        type = types.bool;
-        default = false;
-        description = ''
-          If set to `true`, this font will not try to find a substitute font when encountering missing glyphs.
-
-          Corresponds to the `NoFontMerging` enum flag.
-        '';
-      };
-      preferNoShaping = mkOption {
-        type = types.bool;
-        default = false;
-        description = ''
-          If set to true, this font will not try to apply shaping rules that may be required for some scripts
-          (e.g. Indic scripts), increasing performance if these rules are not required.
-
-          Corresponds to the `PreferNoShaping` enum flag.
-        '';
-      };
-    };
-  };
-
-  fontType = types.submodule {
-    options = {
-      family = mkOption {
-        type = types.str;
-        description = "The font family of this font.";
-        example = "Noto Sans";
-      };
-      pointSize = mkOption {
-        type = types.nullOr types.numbers.positive;
-        default = null;
-        description = ''
-          The point size of this font.
-
-          Could be a decimal, but usually an integer. Mutually exclusive with pixel size.
-        '';
-      };
-      pixelSize = mkOption {
-        type = types.nullOr types.ints.u16;
-        default = null;
-        description = ''
-          The pixel size of this font.
-
-          Mutually exclusive with point size.
-        '';
-      };
-      styleHint = mkOption {
-        type = qfont.styleHint;
-        default = "anyStyle";
-        description = ''
-          The style hint of this font.
-
-          See https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/qfont.html#StyleHint-enum for more.
-        '';
-      };
-      weight = mkOption {
-        type = types.either (types.ints.between 1 1000) qfont.weight;
-        default = "normal";
-        description = ''
-          The weight of the font, either as a number between 1 to 1000 or as a pre-defined weight string.
-
-          See https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/qfont.html#Weight-enum for more.
-        '';
-      };
-      style = mkOption {
-        type = qfont.style;
-        default = "normal";
-        description = "The style of the font.";
-      };
-      underline = mkOption {
-        type = types.bool;
-        default = false;
-        description = "Whether the font is underlined.";
-      };
-      strikeOut = mkOption {
-        type = types.bool;
-        default = false;
-        description = "Whether the font is struck out.";
-      };
-      fixedPitch = mkOption {
-        type = types.bool;
-        default = false;
-        description = "Whether the font has a fixed pitch.";
-      };
-      capitalization = mkOption {
-        type = qfont.capitalization;
-        default = "mixedCase";
-        description = ''
-          The capitalization settings for this font.
-
-          See https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/qfont.html#Capitalization-enum for more.
-        '';
-      };
-      letterSpacingType = mkOption {
-        type = qfont.spacingType;
-        default = "percentage";
-        description = ''
-          Whether to use percentage or absolute spacing for this font.
-
-          See https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/qfont.html#SpacingType-enum for more.
-        '';
-      };
-      letterSpacing = mkOption {
-        type = types.number;
-        default = 0;
-        description = ''
-          The amount of letter spacing for this font.
-
-          Could be a percentage or an absolute spacing change (positive increases spacing, negative decreases spacing),
-          based on the selected `letterSpacingType`.
-        '';
-      };
-      wordSpacing = mkOption {
-        type = types.number;
-        default = 0;
-        description = ''
-          The amount of word spacing for this font, in pixels.
-
-          Positive values increase spacing while negative ones decrease spacing.
-        '';
-      };
-      stretch = mkOption {
-        type = types.either (types.ints.between 1 4000) qfont.stretch;
-        default = "anyStretch";
-        description = ''
-          The stretch factor for this font, as an integral percentage (i.e. 150 means a 150% stretch),
-          or as a pre-defined stretch factor string.
-        '';
-      };
-      styleStrategy = mkOption {
-        type = styleStrategyType;
-        default = { };
-        description = ''
-          The strategy for matching similar fonts to this font.
-
-          See https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/qfont.html#StyleStrategy-enum for more.
-        '';
-      };
-      styleName = mkOption {
-        type = types.nullOr types.str;
-        default = null;
-        description = ''
-          The style name of this font, overriding the `style` and `weight` parameters when set.
-          Used for special fonts that have styles beyond traditional settings.
-        '';
-      };
-    };
-  };
+  fontType = import ../lib/fontType.nix { inherit lib; };
 
   inherit (config.programs.plasma) enable;
   cfg = lib.filterAttrs (_: v: v != null) config.programs.plasma.fonts;