Title: paragraph max-width?
Last modified: June 12, 2023

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# paragraph max-width?

 *  [djsteveb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/djsteveb/)
 * (@djsteveb)
 * [2 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/paragraph-max-width/)
 * Trying to set paragraphs to have max-width 40em..
 * I even tried:
 * .p {
   max-width: 40em!important}
 * in additional-css – but it seems to get overriden by:
   .entry-content[ast-blocks-
   layout] > * {So, wondering how to get paragraphs to be not so wide (and centered
   margin-auto if they are not taking up an entire block)
 * Any ideas? thanks!
   Steve
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fparagraph-max-width%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  [Herman Asrori (BSF)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bsfherman/)
 * (@bsfherman)
 * [2 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/paragraph-max-width/#post-16820469)
 * Hi [@djsteveb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/djsteveb/),
 * Instead of using `p` try using `.entry-content p` as the Selector. Pretty sure
   it will work.
 * Kind regards,
    Herman 😊

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 * Last reply from: [Herman Asrori (BSF)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bsfherman/)
 * Last activity: [2 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/paragraph-max-width/#post-16820469)
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