diff --git a/.changeset/tender-flowers-collect.md b/.changeset/tender-flowers-collect.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dfbf96a52c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/tender-flowers-collect.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-techdocs': minor
+---
+
+Updated the styling for <code> tags to avoid word break.
diff --git a/plugins/techdocs/src/reader/transformers/styles/rules/typeset.ts b/plugins/techdocs/src/reader/transformers/styles/rules/typeset.ts
index 4c1eef1ea4..cc7ba6bace 100644
--- a/plugins/techdocs/src/reader/transformers/styles/rules/typeset.ts
+++ b/plugins/techdocs/src/reader/transformers/styles/rules/typeset.ts
@@ -115,4 +115,8 @@ ${headings.reduce<string>((style, heading) => {
 .md-typeset pre > code::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb:hover {
   background-color: hsla(0, 0%, 0%, 0.87);
 }
+
+.md-typeset code {
+  word-break: keep-all;
+}
 `;