# Layout issue with ui-edgewise-meter
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/layout-issue-with-ui-edgewise-meter/99678
**Category:** Dashboard
**Created:** [14 November 2025 11:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/layout-issue-with-ui-edgewise-meter/99678 "2025-11-14T11:00:39Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@SteveD](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/SteveD)
#### Post date: [14 November 2025 11:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/layout-issue-with-ui-edgewise-meter/99678/1 "2025-11-14T11:00:39Z")
Hi,
Hoping I can get some guidance here with an alignment issue with the ui-edgewise-meter control. The problem I am having is that when I stack meters vertically they are all different sizes, it seems because the size of the meter depends on the length of the label.
I can't see how I can fix this in the dashboard layout. Is it fixable using CSS maybe, or is that just the way it is and I have to live with it?
Not looking for a full solution, just a pointer in the right direction.
Thanks
Steve
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### Author:  [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)
#### Post date: [14 November 2025 11:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/layout-issue-with-ui-edgewise-meter/99678/2 "2025-11-14T11:39:22Z")
You could leave the label blank in the meter and add text widgets of size 1x1 in front of each one, with just the label there.
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### Author:  [@jbudd](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jbudd)
#### Post date: [14 November 2025 13:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/layout-issue-with-ui-edgewise-meter/99678/3 "2025-11-14T13:12:52Z")
> [@SteveD](#):
>
> CSS maybe
Try
```auto
.hotnipi-ewm-label {
min-width: 5rem;
max-width: 5rem;
}
```
Maybe just width: will work too, didn't try it. And pixel sizes probably too, but percentages didn't work.
These are 3x1 widgets using 7rem.
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### Author:  [@SteveD](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/SteveD)
#### Post date: [14 November 2025 13:19 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/layout-issue-with-ui-edgewise-meter/99678/4 "2025-11-14T13:19:40Z")
That's not a bad workaround for simple cases (like this display on my phone) but of course forces you to fix the size of the group otherwise you can get a layout break between a label and its meter. If only there was support for nested groups so each label and meter could be bound together.
It's also not very granular - 1x1 + 2x1 - but I don't want to seem ungrateful.
Thanks for the suggestion
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### Author:  [@SteveD](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/SteveD)
#### Post date: [14 November 2025 13:22 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/layout-issue-with-ui-edgewise-meter/99678/5 "2025-11-14T13:22:19Z")
That looks promising - I'll have a play with that.
Thanks
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### Author:  [@jbudd](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jbudd)
#### Post date: [14 November 2025 13:28 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/layout-issue-with-ui-edgewise-meter/99678/6 "2025-11-14T13:28:28Z")
The basic implementation of all ui widgets should allow you to specify the layout and allocation of space between label and data.
Alas, it doesn't.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [28 November 2025 13:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/layout-issue-with-ui-edgewise-meter/99678/7 "2025-11-28T13:29:03Z")
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