Configure a default width for Service Catalog variables

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title: Configure a default width for Service Catalog variables
description: Configure the default width for variables on a catalog item page to specify what percentage of the screen size that it can span.
locale: en-US
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release: australia
product: Service Catalog
classification: service-catalog
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Types of catalog items, Explore, Service Catalog, Manage service capabilities, Extend ServiceNow AI Platform capabilities]
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# Configure a default width for Service Catalog variables

Configure the default width for variables on a catalog item page to specify what percentage of the screen size that it can span.

## Before you begin

Role required: admin

## About this task

A default width size cannot be set or does not apply to the following variables:

-   The break, container end, container split, container start, and label variables.
-   Any variable placed in a container with two-column layout.
-   A variable set with a two-column layout.
-   Any variable that is created with a custom width set in the **Variable width** field on the Variable form. For details, see [Create a service catalog variable](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/servicenow-platform/service-catalog/t_CreateAVariableForACatalogItem.md). The custom width for the variable overrides the default width set for the variable type.

**Note:** Custom variable widths are not supported in either Now® Mobile or Service Portal.

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Service Catalog** > **Catalog Variables** > **Variable Default Size**.

2.  For each variable type, select a default width.

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**25%**

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Configures the variable to span 25% of the available screen size.

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**50%**

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Configures the variable to span 50% of the available screen size. By default, some variables require a minimum of 50% width.

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**75%**

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Configures the variable to span 75% of the available screen size.

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**100%**

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Configures the variable to span 100% of the available screen size.

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</table>3.  Select **Save**.


**Parent Topic:**[Types of catalog items](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/servicenow-platform/service-catalog/r_ExtendedCatalogItemFunctions.md)