diff --git a/docs/rice/README.md b/docs/rice/README.md
index e5f318d2..385e3ee3 100644
--- a/docs/rice/README.md
+++ b/docs/rice/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
 # custom fonts
 
-to change the fonts in the web-UI,  first create a css file with your customizations, for example `customfonts.css`, for example in your webroot
+to change the fonts in the web-UI,  first save the following text (the default font-config) to a new css file, for example named `customfonts.css` in your webroot:
+
+```css
+:root {
+	--font-main: sans-serif;
+	--font-serif: serif;
+	--font-mono: 'scp';
+}
+```
 
 add this to your copyparty config so the css file gets loaded: `--html-head='<link rel="stylesheet" href="/customfonts.css">'`
 
@@ -11,15 +19,9 @@ alternatively, if you are using a config file instead of commandline args:
   html-head: <link rel="stylesheet" href="/customfonts.css">
 ```
 
-make your changes in the css file; this is the default values to get you started:
+restart copyparty for the config change to take effect
 
-```css
-:root {
-	--font-main: sans-serif;
-	--font-serif: serif;
-	--font-mono: 'scp';
-}
-```
+edit the css file you made and press `ctrl`-`shift`-`R` in the browser to see the changes as you go (no need to restart copyparty for each change)
 
 if you are introducing a new ttf/woff font, don't forget to declare the font itself in the css file; here's one of the default fonts from `ui.css`: