diff --git a/markdown2html.py b/markdown2html.py
index 34259e8..09df2db 100644
--- a/markdown2html.py
+++ b/markdown2html.py
@@ -84,9 +84,32 @@ def markdown2html(markdown, basepath, re_render, resources, viewport_width, font
 
     # FIXME: highlight the code using Sublime's syntax
 
+    # Apply font scaling via inline styles
+    if font_scale != 1.0:
+        BASE_PX_SIZE = 15 # Base font size in pixels
+        TAG_MULTIPLIERS = {
+            'p': 1.0,
+            'li': 1.0,
+            'h1': 2.0,
+            'h2': 1.8,
+            'h3': 1.6,
+            'h4': 1.4,
+            'h5': 1.2,
+            'h6': 1.1,
+            'blockquote': 1.0,
+            'code': 0.9, # Assuming code is slightly smaller
+            # Add other tags as needed, e.g., 'td', 'th' for tables
+        }
+
+        # Find all tags that we want to scale
+        for element in soup.find_all(list(TAG_MULTIPLIERS.keys())):
+            multiplier = TAG_MULTIPLIERS.get(element.name, 1.0)
+            target_size = round(BASE_PX_SIZE * multiplier * font_scale)
+            # Simple style setting (overwrites existing inline style if any)
+            # A more robust solution would parse and merge existing styles
+            element['style'] = f"font-size: {target_size}px;"
+
     # FIXME: report that ST doesn't support <br/> but does work with <br />... WTF?
-    # Add font scaling CSS rule - REMOVED as MiniHTML doesn't support transform/font-size scaling this way
-    # font_scale_css = "body {{ transform: scale({}); transform-origin: top left; }}\n".format(font_scale)
     stylesheet = resources["stylesheet"] # Use only the base stylesheet
 
     return "<style>\n{}\n</style>\n\n{}".format(stylesheet, soup).replace(