diff --git a/aio/src/styles/2-modules/_code.scss b/aio/src/styles/2-modules/_code.scss
index 798522cde9..b657ef4cd4 100644
--- a/aio/src/styles/2-modules/_code.scss
+++ b/aio/src/styles/2-modules/_code.scss
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-.code-example {
+code-example code {
     @include codeblock($backgroundgray);
     color: $darkgray;
+    width: 100%;
 }
 
 code-example[language=bash] code {