diff --git a/quartz/styles/base.scss b/quartz/styles/base.scss
index 604ff8f..3808101 100644
--- a/quartz/styles/base.scss
+++ b/quartz/styles/base.scss
@@ -548,6 +548,7 @@ code {
   font-size: 0.9em;
   color: var(--dark);
   font-family: var(--codeFont);
+  font-variant-ligatures: none;
   border-radius: 5px;
   padding: 0.1rem 0.2rem;
   background: var(--lightgray);