pre { padding: 1rem; overflow: auto; } // The line numbers already provide some kind of left/right padding pre[data-linenos] { padding: 1rem 0; } pre table td { padding: 0; } // The line number cells pre table td:nth-of-type(1) { text-align: center; user-select: none; } pre mark { // If you want your highlights to take the full width. display: block; // The default background colour of a mark is bright yellow background-color: rgba(254, 252, 232, 0.9); } pre table { width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; }