diff --git a/R/class_mermaid.R b/R/class_mermaid.R
index cf864481..2be0e18a 100644
--- a/R/class_mermaid.R
+++ b/R/class_mermaid.R
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ mermaid_init <- function(
   network,
   label = NULL,
   label_break = "<br>",
-  label_width = 60L,
+  label_width = 21L,
   show_legend = TRUE,
   show_color = TRUE
 ) {
diff --git a/R/class_visnetwork.R b/R/class_visnetwork.R
index ad800081..889eeaa8 100644
--- a/R/class_visnetwork.R
+++ b/R/class_visnetwork.R
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ visnetwork_init <- function(
   network,
   label = NULL,
   label_break = "\n",
-  label_width = 60L,
+  label_width = 21L,
   level_separation = NULL,
   degree_from = 1L,
   degree_to = 1L,
diff --git a/R/tar_config_get.R b/R/tar_config_get.R
index 260e054d..07085635 100644
--- a/R/tar_config_get.R
+++ b/R/tar_config_get.R
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ tar_config_get_project <- function(name, yaml) {
     as_job = yaml$as_job %|||% FALSE,
     garbage_collection = yaml$garbage_collection %|||% FALSE,
     label = yaml$label %|||% "description",
-    label_width = yaml$label_width %|||% 60L,
+    label_width = yaml$label_width %|||% 21L,
     level_separation = yaml$level_separation,
     reporter_make = yaml$reporter_make %|||% "verbose",
     reporter_outdated = yaml$reporter_outdated %|||% "silent",
diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-tar_config_set.R b/tests/testthat/test-tar_config_set.R
index 5d06c5ec..cad477e8 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/test-tar_config_set.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/test-tar_config_set.R
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ tar_test("tar_config_set() label", {
 tar_test("tar_config_set() label_width", {
   skip_cran()
   expect_false(file.exists("_targets.yaml"))
-  expect_equal(tar_config_get("label_width"), 60L)
+  expect_equal(tar_config_get("label_width"), 21L)
   tar_config_set(label_width = 120L)
   expect_equal(tar_config_get("label_width"), 120L)
   expect_true(file.exists("_targets.yaml"))
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ tar_test("tar_config_set() label_width", {
   expect_equal(tar_config_get("label_width"), 120L)
   expect_true(file.exists("_targets.yaml"))
   unlink("_targets.yaml")
-  expect_equal(tar_config_get("label_width"), 60L)
+  expect_equal(tar_config_get("label_width"), 21L)
   expect_error(
     tar_config_set(label_width = -1L),
     class = "tar_condition_validate"