diff --git a/sass/elements/_elements.scss b/sass/elements/_elements.scss
index 139bbcc..4909ddc 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";
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/style.css b/style.css
index d665be7..4f67dfe 100644
--- a/style.css
+++ b/style.css
@@ -405,6 +405,10 @@ img {
 	max-width: 100%; /* Adhere to container width. */
 }
 
+figure {
+	margin: 1em 0; /* Extra wide images within figure tags don't overflow the content area. */
+}
+
 table {
 	margin: 0 0 1.5em;
 	width: 100%;