diff --git a/packages/chronicle/src/themes/default/Page.module.css b/packages/chronicle/src/themes/default/Page.module.css
index 3363e37a..8d1b9572 100644
--- a/packages/chronicle/src/themes/default/Page.module.css
+++ b/packages/chronicle/src/themes/default/Page.module.css
@@ -126,6 +126,8 @@
   table-layout: fixed;
   width: 100%;
   margin-bottom: var(--rs-space-5);
+  /* block inherited justify (e.g. from <p align="justify"> in content) without overriding GFM column alignment */
+  text-align: start;
 }
 
 .content table td,
diff --git a/packages/chronicle/src/themes/paper/Page.module.css b/packages/chronicle/src/themes/paper/Page.module.css
index 3780a34c..56c5a551 100644
--- a/packages/chronicle/src/themes/paper/Page.module.css
+++ b/packages/chronicle/src/themes/paper/Page.module.css
@@ -204,6 +204,8 @@
   table-layout: fixed;
   width: 100%;
   margin-bottom: var(--rs-space-5);
+  /* block inherited justify (e.g. from <p align="justify"> in content) without overriding GFM column alignment */
+  text-align: start;
 }
 
 .content table td,