diff --git a/vim/vimrc.symlink b/vim/vimrc.symlink
index 3274a9a..1656e59 100644
--- a/vim/vimrc.symlink
+++ b/vim/vimrc.symlink
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ let g:mapleader = ","
 
 " change history to 1000
 set history=10000
+set textwidth=80
 
 " Tab control
 set noexpandtab " insert tabs rather than spaces for <Tab>