diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2b4016ac3639..073cec990802 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Upgrade to PostCSS 8.0
 - Use logical properties for `space` and `divide` utilities ([#1883](https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss/pull/1883))
 - Support defining theme keys as arrays wherever it makes sense, and make accessing using `theme` retrieve the expected resolved value ([e13f083c4](https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss/commit/e13f083c4bc48bf9870d27c966136a9584943127))
+- Adjust default font-size scale to include 60px and 72px instead of 64px and 80px ([#2619](https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss/pull/2619))
 
 ## [1.9.5]
 
diff --git a/__tests__/fixtures/tailwind-output-flagged.css b/__tests__/fixtures/tailwind-output-flagged.css
index 4a3ae9ef00b6..b603ae86a899 100644
--- a/__tests__/fixtures/tailwind-output-flagged.css
+++ b/__tests__/fixtures/tailwind-output-flagged.css
@@ -15682,12 +15682,12 @@ video {
 }
 
 .text-6xl {
-  font-size: 4rem;
+  font-size: 3.75rem;
   line-height: 1;
 }
 
 .text-7xl {
-  font-size: 5rem;
+  font-size: 4.5rem;
   line-height: 1;
 }
 
@@ -54999,12 +54999,12 @@ video {
   }
 
   .sm\:text-6xl {
-    font-size: 4rem;
+    font-size: 3.75rem;
     line-height: 1;
   }
 
   .sm\:text-7xl {
-    font-size: 5rem;
+    font-size: 4.5rem;
     line-height: 1;
   }
 
@@ -94286,12 +94286,12 @@ video {
   }
 
   .md\:text-6xl {
-    font-size: 4rem;
+    font-size: 3.75rem;
     line-height: 1;
   }
 
   .md\:text-7xl {
-    font-size: 5rem;
+    font-size: 4.5rem;
     line-height: 1;
   }
 
@@ -133573,12 +133573,12 @@ video {
   }
 
   .lg\:text-6xl {
-    font-size: 4rem;
+    font-size: 3.75rem;
     line-height: 1;
   }
 
   .lg\:text-7xl {
-    font-size: 5rem;
+    font-size: 4.5rem;
     line-height: 1;
   }
 
@@ -172860,12 +172860,12 @@ video {
   }
 
   .xl\:text-6xl {
-    font-size: 4rem;
+    font-size: 3.75rem;
     line-height: 1;
   }
 
   .xl\:text-7xl {
-    font-size: 5rem;
+    font-size: 4.5rem;
     line-height: 1;
   }
 
@@ -212147,12 +212147,12 @@ video {
   }
 
   .\32xl\:text-6xl {
-    font-size: 4rem;
+    font-size: 3.75rem;
     line-height: 1;
   }
 
   .\32xl\:text-7xl {
-    font-size: 5rem;
+    font-size: 4.5rem;
     line-height: 1;
   }
 
diff --git a/__tests__/fixtures/tailwind-output-important.css b/__tests__/fixtures/tailwind-output-important.css
index 692f6a1702a7..ec653cbfe8e2 100644
--- a/__tests__/fixtures/tailwind-output-important.css
+++ b/__tests__/fixtures/tailwind-output-important.css
@@ -15682,12 +15682,12 @@ video {
 }
 
 .text-6xl {
-  font-size: 4rem !important;
+  font-size: 3.75rem !important;
   line-height: 1 !important;
 }
 
 .text-7xl {
-  font-size: 5rem !important;
+  font-size: 4.5rem !important;
   line-height: 1 !important;
 }
 
@@ -54999,12 +54999,12 @@ video {
   }
 
   .sm\:text-6xl {
-    font-size: 4rem !important;
+    font-size: 3.75rem !important;
     line-height: 1 !important;
   }
 
   .sm\:text-7xl {
-    font-size: 5rem !important;
+    font-size: 4.5rem !important;
     line-height: 1 !important;
   }
 
@@ -94286,12 +94286,12 @@ video {
   }
 
   .md\:text-6xl {
-    font-size: 4rem !important;
+    font-size: 3.75rem !important;
     line-height: 1 !important;
   }
 
   .md\:text-7xl {
-    font-size: 5rem !important;
+    font-size: 4.5rem !important;
     line-height: 1 !important;
   }
 
@@ -133573,12 +133573,12 @@ video {
   }
 
   .lg\:text-6xl {
-    font-size: 4rem !important;
+    font-size: 3.75rem !important;
     line-height: 1 !important;
   }
 
   .lg\:text-7xl {
-    font-size: 5rem !important;
+    font-size: 4.5rem !important;
     line-height: 1 !important;
   }
 
@@ -172860,12 +172860,12 @@ video {
   }
 
   .xl\:text-6xl {
-    font-size: 4rem !important;
+    font-size: 3.75rem !important;
     line-height: 1 !important;
   }
 
   .xl\:text-7xl {
-    font-size: 5rem !important;
+    font-size: 4.5rem !important;
     line-height: 1 !important;
   }
 
@@ -212147,12 +212147,12 @@ video {
   }
 
   .\32xl\:text-6xl {
-    font-size: 4rem !important;
+    font-size: 3.75rem !important;
     line-height: 1 !important;
   }
 
   .\32xl\:text-7xl {
-    font-size: 5rem !important;
+    font-size: 4.5rem !important;
     line-height: 1 !important;
   }
 
diff --git a/__tests__/fixtures/tailwind-output-no-color-opacity.css b/__tests__/fixtures/tailwind-output-no-color-opacity.css
index afb22163df15..82e72e5c3b14 100644
--- a/__tests__/fixtures/tailwind-output-no-color-opacity.css
+++ b/__tests__/fixtures/tailwind-output-no-color-opacity.css
@@ -14534,12 +14534,12 @@ video {
 }
 
 .text-6xl {
-  font-size: 4rem;
+  font-size: 3.75rem;
   line-height: 1;
 }
 
 .text-7xl {
-  font-size: 5rem;
+  font-size: 4.5rem;
   line-height: 1;
 }
 
@@ -51883,12 +51883,12 @@ video {
   }
 
   .sm\:text-6xl {
-    font-size: 4rem;
+    font-size: 3.75rem;
     line-height: 1;
   }
 
   .sm\:text-7xl {
-    font-size: 5rem;
+    font-size: 4.5rem;
     line-height: 1;
   }
 
@@ -89202,12 +89202,12 @@ video {
   }
 
   .md\:text-6xl {
-    font-size: 4rem;
+    font-size: 3.75rem;
     line-height: 1;
   }
 
   .md\:text-7xl {
-    font-size: 5rem;
+    font-size: 4.5rem;
     line-height: 1;
   }
 
@@ -126521,12 +126521,12 @@ video {
   }
 
   .lg\:text-6xl {
-    font-size: 4rem;
+    font-size: 3.75rem;
     line-height: 1;
   }
 
   .lg\:text-7xl {
-    font-size: 5rem;
+    font-size: 4.5rem;
     line-height: 1;
   }
 
@@ -163840,12 +163840,12 @@ video {
   }
 
   .xl\:text-6xl {
-    font-size: 4rem;
+    font-size: 3.75rem;
     line-height: 1;
   }
 
   .xl\:text-7xl {
-    font-size: 5rem;
+    font-size: 4.5rem;
     line-height: 1;
   }
 
@@ -201159,12 +201159,12 @@ video {
   }
 
   .\32xl\:text-6xl {
-    font-size: 4rem;
+    font-size: 3.75rem;
     line-height: 1;
   }
 
   .\32xl\:text-7xl {
-    font-size: 5rem;
+    font-size: 4.5rem;
     line-height: 1;
   }
 
diff --git a/__tests__/fixtures/tailwind-output.css b/__tests__/fixtures/tailwind-output.css
index 4a3ae9ef00b6..b603ae86a899 100644
--- a/__tests__/fixtures/tailwind-output.css
+++ b/__tests__/fixtures/tailwind-output.css
@@ -15682,12 +15682,12 @@ video {
 }
 
 .text-6xl {
-  font-size: 4rem;
+  font-size: 3.75rem;
   line-height: 1;
 }
 
 .text-7xl {
-  font-size: 5rem;
+  font-size: 4.5rem;
   line-height: 1;
 }
 
@@ -54999,12 +54999,12 @@ video {
   }
 
   .sm\:text-6xl {
-    font-size: 4rem;
+    font-size: 3.75rem;
     line-height: 1;
   }
 
   .sm\:text-7xl {
-    font-size: 5rem;
+    font-size: 4.5rem;
     line-height: 1;
   }
 
@@ -94286,12 +94286,12 @@ video {
   }
 
   .md\:text-6xl {
-    font-size: 4rem;
+    font-size: 3.75rem;
     line-height: 1;
   }
 
   .md\:text-7xl {
-    font-size: 5rem;
+    font-size: 4.5rem;
     line-height: 1;
   }
 
@@ -133573,12 +133573,12 @@ video {
   }
 
   .lg\:text-6xl {
-    font-size: 4rem;
+    font-size: 3.75rem;
     line-height: 1;
   }
 
   .lg\:text-7xl {
-    font-size: 5rem;
+    font-size: 4.5rem;
     line-height: 1;
   }
 
@@ -172860,12 +172860,12 @@ video {
   }
 
   .xl\:text-6xl {
-    font-size: 4rem;
+    font-size: 3.75rem;
     line-height: 1;
   }
 
   .xl\:text-7xl {
-    font-size: 5rem;
+    font-size: 4.5rem;
     line-height: 1;
   }
 
@@ -212147,12 +212147,12 @@ video {
   }
 
   .\32xl\:text-6xl {
-    font-size: 4rem;
+    font-size: 3.75rem;
     line-height: 1;
   }
 
   .\32xl\:text-7xl {
-    font-size: 5rem;
+    font-size: 4.5rem;
     line-height: 1;
   }
 
diff --git a/stubs/defaultConfig.stub.js b/stubs/defaultConfig.stub.js
index d0da4be98ce1..43a287b7cf75 100644
--- a/stubs/defaultConfig.stub.js
+++ b/stubs/defaultConfig.stub.js
@@ -241,8 +241,8 @@ module.exports = {
       '3xl': ['1.875rem', { lineHeight: '2.25rem' }],
       '4xl': ['2.25rem', { lineHeight: '2.5rem' }],
       '5xl': ['3rem', { lineHeight: '1' }],
-      '6xl': ['4rem', { lineHeight: '1' }],
-      '7xl': ['5rem', { lineHeight: '1' }],
+      '6xl': ['3.75rem', { lineHeight: '1' }],
+      '7xl': ['4.5rem', { lineHeight: '1' }],
       '8xl': ['6rem', { lineHeight: '1' }],
       '9xl': ['8rem', { lineHeight: '1' }],
     },