diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/themes/_variables.scss.tmpl.ts b/packages/grafana-ui/src/themes/_variables.scss.tmpl.ts
index ca210902ced..260f165f499 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/themes/_variables.scss.tmpl.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/themes/_variables.scss.tmpl.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ $enable-hover-media-query: false !default;
 // Control the default styling of most Bootstrap elements by modifying these
 // variables. Mostly focused on spacing.
 
-$spacer: 1rem !default;
+$spacer: .875rem !default;
 $spacer-x: $spacer !default;
 $spacer-y: $spacer !default;
 $spacers: (
@@ -84,46 +84,32 @@ $enable-flex: true;
 // Typography
 // -------------------------
 
-$font-family-sans-serif: 'Roboto', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
-$font-family-serif: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;
-$font-family-monospace: Menlo, Monaco, Consolas, 'Courier New', monospace;
+$font-family-sans-serif: ${theme.typography.fontFamily.sansSerif};
+$font-family-monospace: ${theme.typography.fontFamily.monospace};
 $font-family-base: $font-family-sans-serif !default;
 
-$font-size-root: 14px !default;
-$font-size-base: 13px !default;
+$font-size-root: ${theme.typography.size.root} !default;
+$font-size-base: ${theme.typography.size.base} !default;
 
-$font-size-lg: 18px !default;
-$font-size-md: 14px !default;
-$font-size-sm: 12px !default;
-$font-size-xs: 10px !default;
+$font-size-lg: ${theme.typography.size.l} !default;
+$font-size-md: ${theme.typography.size.m} !default;
+$font-size-sm: ${theme.typography.size.s} !default;
+$font-size-xs: ${theme.typography.size.xs} !default;
 
-$line-height-base: 1.5 !default;
-$font-weight-semi-bold: 500;
+$line-height-base: ${theme.typography.lineHeight.l} !default;
+$font-weight-semi-bold: ${theme.typography.weight.semibold};
 
-$font-size-h1: 2rem !default;
-$font-size-h2: 1.75rem !default;
-$font-size-h3: 1.5rem !default;
-$font-size-h4: 1.3rem !default;
-$font-size-h5: 1.2rem !default;
-$font-size-h6: 1rem !default;
-
-$display1-size: 6rem !default;
-$display2-size: 5.5rem !default;
-$display3-size: 4.5rem !default;
-$display4-size: 3.5rem !default;
-
-$display1-weight: 400 !default;
-$display2-weight: 400 !default;
-$display3-weight: 400 !default;
-$display4-weight: 400 !default;
-
-$lead-font-size: 1.25rem !default;
-$lead-font-weight: 300 !default;
+$font-size-h1: ${theme.typography.heading.h1} !default;
+$font-size-h2: ${theme.typography.heading.h2} !default;
+$font-size-h3: ${theme.typography.heading.h3} !default;
+$font-size-h4: ${theme.typography.heading.h4} !default;
+$font-size-h5: ${theme.typography.heading.h5} !default;
+$font-size-h6: ${theme.typography.heading.h6} !default;
 
 $headings-margin-bottom: ($spacer / 2) !default;
 $headings-font-family: 'Roboto', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
-$headings-font-weight: 400 !default;
-$headings-line-height: 1.1 !default;
+$headings-font-weight: ${theme.typography.weight.normal} !default;
+$headings-line-height: ${theme.typography.lineHeight.s} !default;
 
 $hr-border-width: $border-width !default;
 $dt-font-weight: bold !default;
@@ -141,8 +127,8 @@ $border-radius-sm: 2px !default;
 
 // Page
 
-$page-sidebar-width: 11rem;
-$page-sidebar-margin: 4rem;
+$page-sidebar-width: 9.625rem;
+$page-sidebar-margin: 3.5rem;
 
 // Links
 // -------------------------
@@ -174,7 +160,7 @@ $input-padding-y-lg: 10px !default;
 
 $input-height: 35px !default;
 
-$gf-form-margin: 0.2rem;
+$gf-form-margin: 0.175rem;
 $gf-form-input-height: 35px;
 
 $cursor-disabled: not-allowed !default;
@@ -199,12 +185,12 @@ $zindex-typeahead: 1060;
 // Buttons
 //
 
-$btn-padding-x: 1rem !default;
-$btn-padding-y: 0.7rem !default;
+$btn-padding-x: .875rem !default;
+$btn-padding-y: 0.6125rem !default;
 $btn-line-height: 1 !default;
-$btn-font-weight: 500 !default;
+$btn-font-weight: ${theme.typography.weight.semibold} !default;
 
-$btn-padding-x-sm: 0.5rem !default;
+$btn-padding-x-sm: 0.4375rem !default;
 $btn-padding-y-sm: 0.25rem !default;
 
 $btn-padding-x-lg: 21px !default;
diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/themes/default.ts b/packages/grafana-ui/src/themes/default.ts
index 104edced000..72f09ea1325 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/themes/default.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/themes/default.ts
@@ -5,23 +5,23 @@ const theme: GrafanaThemeCommons = {
   typography: {
     fontFamily: {
       sansSerif: "'Roboto', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif",
-      serif: "Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif",
       monospace: "Menlo, Monaco, Consolas, 'Courier New', monospace",
     },
     size: {
-      base: '13px',
-      xs: '10px',
-      s: '12px',
-      m: '14px',
-      l: '18px',
+      root: '100%',
+      base: '.8125rem',
+      xs: '.625rem',
+      s: '.75rem',
+      m: '.875rem',
+      l: '1.125rem',
     },
     heading: {
-      h1: '2rem',
-      h2: '1.75rem',
-      h3: '1.5rem',
-      h4: '1.3rem',
-      h5: '1.2rem',
-      h6: '1rem',
+      h1: '1.75rem',
+      h2: '1.5rem',
+      h3: '1.3125rem',
+      h4: '1.125rem',
+      h5: '1rem',
+      h6: '.875rem',
     },
     weight: {
       light: 300,
diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/types/theme.ts b/packages/grafana-ui/src/types/theme.ts
index 30f1bf4685b..e3a73d90ea7 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/types/theme.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/types/theme.ts
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ export interface GrafanaThemeCommons {
   typography: {
     fontFamily: {
       sansSerif: string;
-      serif: string;
       monospace: string;
     };
     size: {
+      root: string;
       base: string;
       xs: string;
       s: string;
diff --git a/public/sass/_variables.generated.scss b/public/sass/_variables.generated.scss
index 713bfb7a336..a6f3c874aa1 100644
--- a/public/sass/_variables.generated.scss
+++ b/public/sass/_variables.generated.scss
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ $enable-hover-media-query: false !default;
 // Control the default styling of most Bootstrap elements by modifying these
 // variables. Mostly focused on spacing.
 
-$spacer: 1rem !default;
+$spacer: 0.875rem !default;
 $spacer-x: $spacer !default;
 $spacer-y: $spacer !default;
 $spacers: (
@@ -88,40 +88,26 @@ $enable-flex: true;
 // -------------------------
 
 $font-family-sans-serif: 'Roboto', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
-$font-family-serif: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;
 $font-family-monospace: Menlo, Monaco, Consolas, 'Courier New', monospace;
 $font-family-base: $font-family-sans-serif !default;
 
-$font-size-root: 14px !default;
-$font-size-base: 13px !default;
+$font-size-root: 100% !default;
+$font-size-base: 0.8125rem !default;
 
-$font-size-lg: 18px !default;
-$font-size-md: 14px !default;
-$font-size-sm: 12px !default;
-$font-size-xs: 10px !default;
+$font-size-lg: 1.125rem !default;
+$font-size-md: 0.875rem !default;
+$font-size-sm: 0.75rem !default;
+$font-size-xs: 0.625rem !default;
 
 $line-height-base: 1.5 !default;
 $font-weight-semi-bold: 500;
 
-$font-size-h1: 2rem !default;
-$font-size-h2: 1.75rem !default;
-$font-size-h3: 1.5rem !default;
-$font-size-h4: 1.3rem !default;
-$font-size-h5: 1.2rem !default;
-$font-size-h6: 1rem !default;
-
-$display1-size: 6rem !default;
-$display2-size: 5.5rem !default;
-$display3-size: 4.5rem !default;
-$display4-size: 3.5rem !default;
-
-$display1-weight: 400 !default;
-$display2-weight: 400 !default;
-$display3-weight: 400 !default;
-$display4-weight: 400 !default;
-
-$lead-font-size: 1.25rem !default;
-$lead-font-weight: 300 !default;
+$font-size-h1: 1.75rem !default;
+$font-size-h2: 1.5rem !default;
+$font-size-h3: 1.3125rem !default;
+$font-size-h4: 1.125rem !default;
+$font-size-h5: 1rem !default;
+$font-size-h6: 0.875rem !default;
 
 $headings-margin-bottom: ($spacer / 2) !default;
 $headings-font-family: 'Roboto', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
@@ -144,8 +130,8 @@ $border-radius-sm: 2px !default;
 
 // Page
 
-$page-sidebar-width: 11rem;
-$page-sidebar-margin: 4rem;
+$page-sidebar-width: 9.625rem;
+$page-sidebar-margin: 3.5rem;
 
 // Links
 // -------------------------
@@ -177,7 +163,7 @@ $input-padding-y-lg: 10px !default;
 
 $input-height: 35px !default;
 
-$gf-form-margin: 0.2rem;
+$gf-form-margin: 0.175rem;
 $gf-form-input-height: 35px;
 
 $cursor-disabled: not-allowed !default;
@@ -202,12 +188,12 @@ $zindex-typeahead: 1060;
 // Buttons
 //
 
-$btn-padding-x: 1rem !default;
-$btn-padding-y: 0.7rem !default;
+$btn-padding-x: 0.875rem !default;
+$btn-padding-y: 0.6125rem !default;
 $btn-line-height: 1 !default;
 $btn-font-weight: 500 !default;
 
-$btn-padding-x-sm: 0.5rem !default;
+$btn-padding-x-sm: 0.4375rem !default;
 $btn-padding-y-sm: 0.25rem !default;
 
 $btn-padding-x-lg: 21px !default;
diff --git a/public/sass/base/_type.scss b/public/sass/base/_type.scss
index ea24116795a..ab4fbc33a55 100644
--- a/public/sass/base/_type.scss
+++ b/public/sass/base/_type.scss
@@ -141,29 +141,6 @@ h6,
   font-size: $font-size-h6;
 }
 
-.lead {
-  font-size: $lead-font-size;
-  font-weight: $lead-font-weight;
-}
-
-// Type display classes
-.display-1 {
-  font-size: $display1-size;
-  font-weight: $display1-weight;
-}
-.display-2 {
-  font-size: $display2-size;
-  font-weight: $display2-weight;
-}
-.display-3 {
-  font-size: $display3-size;
-  font-weight: $display3-weight;
-}
-.display-4 {
-  font-size: $display4-size;
-  font-weight: $display4-weight;
-}
-
 //
 // Horizontal rules
 //
diff --git a/public/sass/mixins/_mixins.scss b/public/sass/mixins/_mixins.scss
index 89285cc2496..298ea0c64ad 100644
--- a/public/sass/mixins/_mixins.scss
+++ b/public/sass/mixins/_mixins.scss
@@ -79,10 +79,6 @@
 // FONTS
 // --------------------------------------------------
 
-@mixin font-family-serif() {
-  font-family: $font-family-serif;
-}
-
 @mixin font-family-sans-serif() {
   font-family: $font-family-sans-serif;
 }
@@ -97,11 +93,6 @@
   line-height: $lineHeight;
 }
 
-@mixin font-serif($size: $font-size-base, $weight: normal, $lineHeight: $line-height-base) {
-  @include font-family-serif();
-  @include font-shorthand($size, $weight, $lineHeight);
-}
-
 @mixin font-sans-serif($size: $font-size-base, $weight: normal, $lineHeight: $line-height-base) {
   @include font-family-sans-serif();
   @include font-shorthand($size, $weight, $lineHeight);