diff --git a/sent.1 b/sent.1
index fabc614..5d55bf4 100644
--- a/sent.1
+++ b/sent.1
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 .Nd simple plaintext presentation tool
 .Sh SYNOPSIS
 .Nm
+.Op Fl f Ar font
+.Op Fl c Ar fgcolor
+.Op Fl b Ar bgcolor
 .Op Fl v
 .Op Ar file
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
@@ -21,6 +24,14 @@ few minutes.
 .Bl -tag -width Ds
 .It Fl v
 Print version information to stdout and exit.
+.It Fl f Ar font
+Defines the
+.Ar font
+when sent is run.
+.It Fl c Ar fgcolor
+Defines the foreground color when sent is run.
+.It Fl b Ar bgcolor
+Defines the background color when sent is run.
 .El
 .Sh USAGE
 .Bl -tag -width Ds
diff --git a/sent.c b/sent.c
index 9534fca..94859b7 100644
--- a/sent.c
+++ b/sent.c
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@ configure(XEvent *e)
 void
 usage()
 {
-	die("usage: %s [file]", argv0);
+	die("usage: %s [-c fgcolor] [-b bgcolor] [-f font] [file]", argv0);
 }
 
 int
@@ -691,6 +691,15 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	case 'v':
 		fprintf(stderr, "sent-"VERSION"\n");
 		return 0;
+	case 'f':
+		fontfallbacks[0] = EARGF(usage());
+		break;
+	case 'c':
+		colors[0] = EARGF(usage());
+		break;
+	case 'b':
+		colors[1] = EARGF(usage());
+		break;
 	default:
 		usage();
 	} ARGEND