diff --git a/sass/elements/_elements.scss b/sass/elements/_elements.scss
index 139bbccb..4909ddc5 100644
--- a/sass/elements/_elements.scss
+++ b/sass/elements/_elements.scss
@@ -35,4 +35,8 @@ img {
 	max-width: 100%; /* Adhere to container width. */
 }
 
+figure {
+	margin: 1em 0; /* Extra wide images within figure tags don't overflow the content area. */
+}
+
 @import "tables";
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