diff --git a/assets/css/v2/style.css b/assets/css/v2/style.css
index 02cf0290..2c17e34e 100644
--- a/assets/css/v2/style.css
+++ b/assets/css/v2/style.css
@@ -246,8 +246,9 @@ textarea:not([rows]) {
   --product-selector-background: 0.98 0 0;
 
   /* vars for the primary grid setup */
-  --grid-content: minmax(34rem, 50rem);
-  --grid-content-mobile: minmax(20rem, 50rem);
+  --grid-max: 50rem;
+  --grid-content: minmax(34rem, var(--grid-max));
+  --grid-content-mobile: minmax(20rem, var(--grid-max));
   --grid-side-callout: minmax(18rem, 26rem);
   --grid-column-gutter: 3.5rem;
 
@@ -313,7 +314,7 @@ textarea:not([rows]) {
   --sidebar-item-padding-tb: 0.25rem;
   --content-max-width: 88rem;
 
-  --main-col: minmax(34rem, 50rem);
+  --main-col: minmax(34rem, var(--grid-max));
   --side-col: minmax(18rem, 26rem);
 }
 
@@ -1929,6 +1930,7 @@ table {
   font-size: var(--font-step-0);
 
   td {
+    max-width: var(--grid-max);
     vertical-align: middle;
     padding: var(--table-inner-padding);
     background: transparent;
diff --git a/layouts/partials/table.html b/layouts/partials/table.html
index 07a3609e..78504b45 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/table.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/table.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{{$variant := .variant | default "narrow"}}
+{{$variant := .variant | default "wide"}}
 {{$theme := .theme | default "bordered"}}
 {{$dataGrid := cond (eq $variant "narrow") "first-two-thirds" (cond (eq $variant "wide") "wide" "") }}
 
diff --git a/layouts/shortcodes/bootstrap-table.html b/layouts/shortcodes/bootstrap-table.html
index c52d409a..3df8a9dc 100644
--- a/layouts/shortcodes/bootstrap-table.html
+++ b/layouts/shortcodes/bootstrap-table.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{{ $defaultVariant := "narrow" }}
+{{ $defaultVariant := "wide" }}
 
 {{ partial "table.html" (dict
     "variant" $defaultVariant