diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/createText.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/createText.ts
index 2705a37ac..703e121e2 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/createText.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/createText.ts
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ export const createText = (
     classes = '',
     useHtmlLabels = true,
     isNode = true,
-    width,
+    width = 200,
     addSvgBackground = false,
   } = {}
 ) => {