diff --git a/code/__DEFINES/misc.dm b/code/__DEFINES/misc.dm
index c5d917ece4..bdb9ad35a9 100644
--- a/code/__DEFINES/misc.dm
+++ b/code/__DEFINES/misc.dm
@@ -288,6 +288,12 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(ghost_accs_options, list(GHOST_ACCS_NONE, GHOST_ACCS_DIR, GHOST
 
 GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(ghost_others_options, list(GHOST_OTHERS_SIMPLE, GHOST_OTHERS_DEFAULT_SPRITE, GHOST_OTHERS_THEIR_SETTING)) //Same as ghost_accs_options.
 
+//pda fonts
+#define MONO		"Monospaced"
+#define VT			"VT323"
+#define ORBITRON	"Orbitron"
+#define SHARE		"Share Tech Mono"
+
 //Color Defines
 #define OOC_COLOR  "#002eb8"
 
diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/devices/PDA/PDA.dm b/code/game/objects/items/devices/PDA/PDA.dm
index ccfe70e662..a5ed03919a 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/devices/PDA/PDA.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/devices/PDA/PDA.dm
@@ -27,13 +27,17 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(PDAs)
 	var/mode = 0 //Controls what menu the PDA will display. 0 is hub; the rest are either built in or based on cartridge.
 	var/icon_alert = "pda-r" //Icon to be overlayed for message alerts. Taken from the pda icon file.
 	var/font_index = 0 //This int tells DM which font is currently selected and lets DM know when the last font has been selected so that it can cycle back to the first font when "toggle font" is pressed again.
-	var/font_mode = "font-family:\"VT323\", monospace;letter-spacing:1px;" //The currently selected font.
+	var/font_mode = "font-family:monospace;" //The currently selected font.
 	var/background_color = "#808000" //The currently selected background color.
 	
-	#define FONT_VT 0
-	#define FONT_SHARE 1
-	#define FONT_ORBITRON 2
-	#define FONT_MONO 3
+	#define FONT_MONO "font-family:monospace;"
+	#define FONT_SHARE "font-family:\"Share Tech Mono\", monospace;letter-spacing:0px;"
+	#define FONT_ORBITRON "font-family:\"Orbitron\", monospace;letter-spacing:0px; font-size:15px"
+	#define FONT_VT "font-family:\"VT323\", monospace;letter-spacing:1px;"
+	#define MODE_MONO 0
+	#define MODE_SHARE 1
+	#define MODE_ORBITRON 2
+	#define MODE_VT 3
 
 	//Secondary variables
 	var/scanmode = 0 //1 is medical scanner, 2 is forensics, 3 is reagent scanner.
@@ -54,6 +58,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(PDAs)
 	var/detonatable = TRUE // Can the PDA be blown up?
 	var/hidden = 0 // Is the PDA hidden from the PDA list?
 	var/emped = 0
+	var/equipped = FALSE  //used here to determine if this is the first time its been picked up
 
 	var/obj/item/card/id/id = null //Making it possible to slot an ID card into the PDA so it can function as both.
 	var/ownjob = null //related to above
@@ -87,6 +92,27 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(PDAs)
 		inserted_item =	new /obj/item/pen(src)
 	update_icon()
 
+/obj/item/device/pda/equipped(mob/user, slot)
+	if(!equipped)
+		if(user.client)
+			switch(user.client.prefs.pda_style)
+				if(MONO)
+					font_index = MODE_MONO
+					font_mode = FONT_MONO
+				if(SHARE)
+					font_index = MODE_SHARE
+					font_mode = FONT_SHARE
+				if(ORBITRON)
+					font_index = MODE_ORBITRON
+					font_mode = FONT_ORBITRON
+				if(VT)
+					font_index = MODE_VT
+					font_mode = FONT_VT
+				else
+					font_index = MODE_MONO
+					font_mode = FONT_MONO
+		equipped = TRUE
+
 /obj/item/device/pda/proc/update_label()
 	name = "PDA-[owner] ([ownjob])" //Name generalisation
 
@@ -335,14 +361,14 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(PDAs)
 				font_index = (font_index + 1) % 4
 
 				switch(font_index)
-					if (FONT_VT)
-						font_mode = "font-family:\"VT323\", monospace;letter-spacing:1px;"
-					if (FONT_SHARE)
-						font_mode = "font-family:\"Share Tech Mono\", monospace;letter-spacing:0px;"
-					if (FONT_ORBITRON)
-						font_mode = "font-family:\"Orbitron\", monospace;letter-spacing:0px; font-size:15px"
-					if (FONT_MONO)
-						font_mode = "font-family:monospace;"
+					if (MODE_MONO)
+						font_mode = FONT_MONO
+					if (MODE_SHARE)
+						font_mode = FONT_SHARE
+					if (MODE_ORBITRON)
+						font_mode = FONT_ORBITRON
+					if (MODE_VT)
+						font_mode = FONT_VT
 			if ("Change_Color")
 				var/new_color = input("Please enter a color name or hex value (Default is \'#808000\').")as color
 				background_color = new_color
diff --git a/code/modules/client/preferences.dm b/code/modules/client/preferences.dm
index 38e0b0bd90..bcbeb55dd2 100644
--- a/code/modules/client/preferences.dm
+++ b/code/modules/client/preferences.dm
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(preferences_datums)
 	var/inquisitive_ghost = 1
 	var/allow_midround_antag = 1
 	var/preferred_map = null
-
+	var/pda_style = MONO
+	
 	var/uses_glasses_colour = 0
 
 	var/screenshake = 100
@@ -446,6 +447,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(preferences_datums)
 			dat += "<b>Keybindings:</b> <a href='?_src_=prefs;preference=hotkeys'>[(hotkeys) ? "Hotkeys" : "Default"]</a><br>"
 			dat += "<b>Action Buttons:</b> <a href='?_src_=prefs;preference=action_buttons'>[(buttons_locked) ? "Locked In Place" : "Unlocked"]</a><br>"
 			dat += "<b>tgui Style:</b> <a href='?_src_=prefs;preference=tgui_fancy'>[(tgui_fancy) ? "Fancy" : "No Frills"]</a><br>"
+			dat += "<b>PDA Style:</b> <a href='?_src_=prefs;task=input;preference=PDA'>[pda_style]</a><br>"
 			dat += "<b>tgui Monitors:</b> <a href='?_src_=prefs;preference=tgui_lock'>[(tgui_lock) ? "Primary" : "All"]</a><br>"
 			dat += "<b>Window Flashing:</b> <a href='?_src_=prefs;preference=winflash'>[(windowflashing) ? "Yes" : "No"]</a><br>"
 			dat += "<b>Play admin midis:</b> <a href='?_src_=prefs;preference=hear_midis'>[(toggles & SOUND_MIDI) ? "Yes" : "No"]</a><br>"
@@ -1449,6 +1451,10 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(preferences_datums)
 					var/pickedui = input(user, "Choose your UI style.", "Character Preference")  as null|anything in list("Midnight", "Plasmafire", "Retro", "Slimecore", "Operative", "Clockwork")
 					if(pickedui)
 						UI_style = pickedui
+				if("PDA")
+					var/pickedPDA = input(user, "Choose your PDA style.", "Character Preference")  as null|anything in list(MONO, SHARE, ORBITRON, VT)
+					if(pickedPDA)
+						pda_style = pickedPDA
 
 				//citadel code
 				if("cock_color")
diff --git a/code/modules/client/preferences_savefile.dm b/code/modules/client/preferences_savefile.dm
index d58d1cec77..e14b484bc3 100644
--- a/code/modules/client/preferences_savefile.dm
+++ b/code/modules/client/preferences_savefile.dm
@@ -2,7 +2,11 @@
 #define SAVEFILE_VERSION_MIN	15
 
 //This is the current version, anything below this will attempt to update (if it's not obsolete)
+<<<<<<< HEAD
 #define SAVEFILE_VERSION_MAX	20
+=======
+#define SAVEFILE_VERSION_MAX	19
+>>>>>>> f770b69... Makes the pda font a prefernce (#31193)
 /*
 SAVEFILE UPDATING/VERSIONING - 'Simplified', or rather, more coder-friendly ~Carn
 	This proc checks if the current directory of the savefile S needs updating
@@ -107,6 +111,7 @@ SAVEFILE UPDATING/VERSIONING - 'Simplified', or rather, more coder-friendly ~Car
 			joblessrole = BEASSISTANT
 	if(current_version < 17)
 		features["legs"] = "Normal Legs"
+<<<<<<< HEAD
 	if(current_version < 20)//Raise this to the max savefile version every time we change something so we don't sanitize this whole list every time you save.
 		features["mam_body_markings"] 	= sanitize_inlist(features["mam_body_markings"], GLOB.mam_body_markings_list)
 		features["mam_ears"] 			= sanitize_inlist(features["mam_ears"], GLOB.mam_ears_list)
@@ -139,6 +144,11 @@ SAVEFILE UPDATING/VERSIONING - 'Simplified', or rather, more coder-friendly ~Car
 		features["vag_color"]			= sanitize_hexcolor(features["vag_color"], 3, 0)
 		//womb features
 		features["has_womb"]			= sanitize_integer(features["has_womb"], 0, 1, 0)
+=======
+	if(current_version < 19)
+		pda_style = "mono"
+
+>>>>>>> f770b69... Makes the pda font a prefernce (#31193)
 
 /datum/preferences/proc/load_path(ckey,filename="preferences.sav")
 	if(!ckey)
@@ -187,12 +197,16 @@ SAVEFILE UPDATING/VERSIONING - 'Simplified', or rather, more coder-friendly ~Car
 	S["menuoptions"]		>> menuoptions
 	S["enable_tips"]		>> enable_tips
 	S["tip_delay"]			>> tip_delay
+<<<<<<< HEAD
 	S["parallax"]			>> parallax
 	S["menuoptions"]			>> menuoptions
 	//citadel code
 	S["arousable"]			>> arousable
 	S["screenshake"]		>> screenshake
 	S["damagescreenshake"]		>> damagescreenshake
+=======
+	S["pda_style"]			>> pda_style
+>>>>>>> f770b69... Makes the pda font a prefernce (#31193)
 
 	//try to fix any outdated data if necessary
 	if(needs_update >= 0)
@@ -217,9 +231,13 @@ SAVEFILE UPDATING/VERSIONING - 'Simplified', or rather, more coder-friendly ~Car
 	ghost_others	= sanitize_inlist(ghost_others, GLOB.ghost_others_options, GHOST_OTHERS_DEFAULT_OPTION)
 	menuoptions		= SANITIZE_LIST(menuoptions)
 	be_special		= SANITIZE_LIST(be_special)
+<<<<<<< HEAD
 	screenshake			= sanitize_integer(screenshake, 0, 200, initial(screenshake))
 	damagescreenshake	= sanitize_integer(damagescreenshake, 0, 2, initial(damagescreenshake))
 
+=======
+	pda_style		= sanitize_inlist(MONO, VT, SHARE, ORBITRON)
+>>>>>>> f770b69... Makes the pda font a prefernce (#31193)
 
 	return 1
 
@@ -259,10 +277,14 @@ SAVEFILE UPDATING/VERSIONING - 'Simplified', or rather, more coder-friendly ~Car
 	WRITE_FILE(S["menuoptions"], menuoptions)
 	WRITE_FILE(S["enable_tips"], enable_tips)
 	WRITE_FILE(S["tip_delay"], tip_delay)
+<<<<<<< HEAD
 	//citadel code
 	WRITE_FILE(S["screenshake"], screenshake)
 	WRITE_FILE(S["damagescreenshake"], damagescreenshake)
 	WRITE_FILE(S["arousable"], arousable)
+=======
+	WRITE_FILE(S["pda_style"], pda_style)
+>>>>>>> f770b69... Makes the pda font a prefernce (#31193)
 
 	return 1