# Perfectionist - the default curve interface

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/perfectionist-the-default-curve-interface/334194
**Category:** UX
**Created:** [November 2, 2024, 4:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/perfectionist-the-default-curve-interface/334194 "2024-11-02T16:19:19Z")
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### Author: ![Falco](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/falco/32/179432_2.png) [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)
#### Post date: [November 2, 2024, 4:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/perfectionist-the-default-curve-interface/334194/3 "2024-11-02T16:39:56Z")

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> [@TOWUK](#):
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> the text in the post would be wider

Admins can increase the topic width as they see fit

> [@How to increase width of topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-increase-width-of-topic/81885/7):
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> Good news, this is the case now. In a theme the content width of a topic can be increased with a little CSS: :root { --topic-body-width: 1000px; } That’s it! no overlap. Note that the max-width is still constrained by Discourse’s overall max-width, so if you want to go to an extreme and do something like: :root { --topic-body-width: 2000px; } you’ll also need to increase --d-max-width, which defaults to 1110px :root { --d-max-width: 3000px; --topic-body-width: 2000px; }

The defaults are based on best practices,

> [@Increasing post width with CSS?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/increasing-post-width-with-css/43368/5):
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> Consider readability before making it too wide:
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> [Readability: The Optimal Line Length – Baymard](http://baymard.com/blog/line-length-readability)

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