diff --git a/js/resistance-in-a-wire/view/ResistanceInAWireKeyboardHelpContent.js b/js/resistance-in-a-wire/view/ResistanceInAWireKeyboardHelpContent.js
index 4e92c66..2b5bad1 100644
--- a/js/resistance-in-a-wire/view/ResistanceInAWireKeyboardHelpContent.js
+++ b/js/resistance-in-a-wire/view/ResistanceInAWireKeyboardHelpContent.js
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ define( function( require ) {
       children: [ sliderControlsHelpContent, generalNavigationHelpContent ],
       align: 'top',
       spacing: 35,
+      maxWidth: 650, // empirically determined to have some margin relative to max width
       tandem: tandem
     } );
   }