diff --git a/packages/marknative/src/layout/block/layout-document.ts b/packages/marknative/src/layout/block/layout-document.ts
index 9837163..d5916ac 100644
--- a/packages/marknative/src/layout/block/layout-document.ts
+++ b/packages/marknative/src/layout/block/layout-document.ts
@@ -225,6 +225,25 @@ function layoutList(node: ListNode, context: LayoutContext): LayoutResult<ListFr
   }
 }
 
+function parseWidth(width: number | string, containerWidth: number): number {
+  if (typeof width === 'number') {
+    return width > 0 ? width : containerWidth
+  }
+  if (width === 'fit-content') {
+    return -1
+  }
+  // percentage, e.g. "50%", "80%"
+  const match = width.match(/^(\d+(?:\.\d+)?)%$/)
+  if (match && match[1]) {
+    const percentage = parseFloat(match[1])
+    if (!isNaN(percentage) && percentage > 0) {
+      return (containerWidth * percentage) / 100
+    }
+  }
+
+  return containerWidth
+}
+
 function layoutBlockquote(node: BlockquoteNode, context: LayoutContext): LayoutResult<BlockquoteFragment> {
   const padding = context.theme.blocks.quote.padding
   // The line box has ~32% of lineHeight as dead space above the first visible glyph
@@ -261,6 +280,7 @@ function layoutBlockquote(node: BlockquoteNode, context: LayoutContext): LayoutR
 
 function layoutCode(node: CodeBlockNode, context: LayoutContext): LayoutResult<CodeFragment> {
   const padding = context.theme.blocks.code.padding
+  const width = context.theme.blocks.code.width
   const lineHeight = context.theme.typography.code.lineHeight
   const lineWidth = Math.max(1, context.width - padding * 2)
   const codeTheme = withBodyTypography(context.theme, context.theme.typography.code)
@@ -269,6 +289,7 @@ function layoutCode(node: CodeBlockNode, context: LayoutContext): LayoutResult<C
   const lines: LineBox[] = []
   const lineSourceMap: number[] = []
   let cursorY = context.y + padding
+  let boxWidth = 0
 
   sourceLines.forEach((sourceLine, sourceLineIndex) => {
     const hlLine = highlighted?.lines[sourceLineIndex]
@@ -281,6 +302,7 @@ function layoutCode(node: CodeBlockNode, context: LayoutContext): LayoutResult<C
 
     if (laidOut.length > 0) {
       for (const line of laidOut) {
+        if (line.width > boxWidth) boxWidth = line.width
         lines.push(offsetLineBox(line, context.x + padding, cursorY - line.y))
         lineSourceMap.push(sourceLineIndex)
         cursorY += line.height
@@ -293,10 +315,13 @@ function layoutCode(node: CodeBlockNode, context: LayoutContext): LayoutResult<C
     cursorY += lineHeight
   })
 
+  const parsedWidth = parseWidth(width, context.width)
+  const finalWidth = parsedWidth === -1 ? boxWidth + padding * 2 : parsedWidth
+
   const box = {
     x: context.x,
     y: context.y,
-    width: context.width,
+    width: finalWidth,
     height: cursorY - context.y + padding,
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/marknative/src/theme/default-theme.ts b/packages/marknative/src/theme/default-theme.ts
index 2d98b28..39ad59c 100644
--- a/packages/marknative/src/theme/default-theme.ts
+++ b/packages/marknative/src/theme/default-theme.ts
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ export type Theme = {
     paragraph: { marginBottom: number }
     heading: { marginTop: number; marginBottom: number }
     list: { marginBottom: number; itemGap: number; indent: number }
-    code: { marginBottom: number; padding: number }
+    code: { marginBottom: number; padding: number, width: number | string }
     quote: { marginBottom: number; padding: number }
     table: { marginBottom: number; cellPadding: number }
     image: { marginBottom: number }
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ export const defaultTheme: Theme = {
     paragraph: { marginBottom: 24 },
     heading: { marginTop: 40, marginBottom: 12 },
     list: { marginBottom: 24, itemGap: 8, indent: 36 },
-    code: { marginBottom: 24, padding: 24 },
+    code: { marginBottom: 24, padding: 24, width: '100%' },
     quote: { marginBottom: 16, padding: 12 },
     table: { marginBottom: 24, cellPadding: 16 },
     image: { marginBottom: 24 },
diff --git a/packages/marknative/tests/layout/blocks/parseWidth.test.ts b/packages/marknative/tests/layout/blocks/parseWidth.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6a7e1d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/marknative/tests/layout/blocks/parseWidth.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+import { test, expect } from "bun:test";
+
+// Copy parseWidth function for testing
+function parseWidth(width: number | string, containerWidth: number): number {
+  if (typeof width === 'number') {
+    return width > 0 ? width : containerWidth
+  }
+  if (width === 'fit-content') {
+    return -1 // Special marker for caller to handle
+  }
+  // Support percentage format like "50%", "80%"
+  const match = width.match(/^(\d+(?:\.\d+)?)%$/)
+  if (match && match[1]) {
+    const percentage = parseFloat(match[1])
+    if (!isNaN(percentage) && percentage > 0) {
+      return (containerWidth * percentage) / 100
+    }
+  }
+  // Default to container width
+  return containerWidth
+}
+
+test("parseWidth: number > 0 returns the number itself", () => {
+  expect(parseWidth(100, 500)).toBe(100)
+  expect(parseWidth(300, 500)).toBe(300)
+})
+
+test("parseWidth: number <= 0 returns container width", () => {
+  expect(parseWidth(0, 500)).toBe(500)
+  expect(parseWidth(-10, 500)).toBe(500)
+})
+
+test("parseWidth: fit-content returns -1", () => {
+  expect(parseWidth('fit-content', 500)).toBe(-1)
+})
+
+test("parseWidth: percentage strings", () => {
+  expect(parseWidth('50%', 500)).toBe(250)
+  expect(parseWidth('100%', 500)).toBe(500)
+  expect(parseWidth('25%', 400)).toBe(100)
+})
+
+test("parseWidth: decimal percentages", () => {
+  expect(parseWidth('33.33%', 300)).toBeCloseTo(99.99)
+  expect(parseWidth('66.66%', 300)).toBeCloseTo(199.98)
+})
+
+test("parseWidth: invalid percentages return container width", () => {
+  expect(parseWidth('abc', 500)).toBe(500)
+  expect(parseWidth('50', 500)).toBe(500)
+  expect(parseWidth('50 px', 500)).toBe(500)
+  expect(parseWidth('', 500)).toBe(500)
+})