# Summary email needs a width limit

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/summary-email-needs-a-width-limit/202483
**Category:** UX
**Created:** [September 2, 2021, 7:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/summary-email-needs-a-width-limit/202483 "2021-09-02T19:19:49Z")
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### Author: ![awesomerobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/awesomerobot/32/142900_2.png) [@awesomerobot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/awesomerobot)
#### Post date: [October 3, 2022, 4:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/summary-email-needs-a-width-limit/202483/4 "2022-10-03T16:57:04Z")

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I’ve restricted the width and centered the email content here:

[https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/a5fbdba9d46232922f299ba18806b368d6c1da2b](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/a5fbdba9d46232922f299ba18806b368d6c1da2b)

From a test send:

 ![Screen Shot 2022-10-03 at 12.51.53 PM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/d/0/9/d096d4ebdd8d2b3b956e76ebfcd8f19f20a16c3d.png)

I’ve used tables to restrict the width and center which should ensure it works with older email clients:

```xml
<table>
  <tr>
    <td></td>
    <td width="650"> all email content within this td </td>
    <td></td>
  </tr>
</table>

```

Note that a width set on a `td` functions more like a `max-width`, and content will still shrink to fit smaller devices.

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