diff --git a/apps/web/src/routes/(app)/+layout.svelte b/apps/web/src/routes/(app)/+layout.svelte
index c180e08..f3e832a 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/routes/(app)/+layout.svelte
+++ b/apps/web/src/routes/(app)/+layout.svelte
@@ -25,6 +25,13 @@
 	const detailRoutePattern = /^\/(lists\/[0-9a-f-]+(?:\/session)?|tasks\/[0-9a-f-]+|notes\/[0-9a-f-]+)\/?$/;
 	const isDetailRoute = $derived(detailRoutePattern.test($page.url.pathname));
 
+	// Fase 9.2: cap the reading column at max-w-2xl on >=md viewports for
+	// content detail routes (lists/[id], tasks/[id], notes/[id]). Mobile
+	// stays full-width. Shopping session is explicitly excluded — the mode
+	// is immersive and fills the viewport.
+	const readingRoutePattern = /^\/(lists\/[0-9a-f-]+|tasks\/[0-9a-f-]+|notes\/[0-9a-f-]+)\/?$/;
+	const isReadingRoute = $derived(readingRoutePattern.test($page.url.pathname));
+
 	// When auth resolves as unauthenticated, redirect to Keycloak.
 	// This runs after onAuthStateChange fires (authLoading = false), so there
 	// is no race with Supabase's async localStorage initialisation.
@@ -82,7 +89,17 @@
 		<MobileDrawer bind:open={drawerOpen} />
 
 		<main class="flex flex-1 flex-col overflow-hidden bg-background pb-16 md:pb-0">
-			{@render children()}
+			{#if isReadingRoute}
+				<!-- Fase 9.2: cap reading column at 42rem on >=md, full-width on mobile. -->
+				<div
+					data-testid="reading-column"
+					class="flex flex-1 flex-col overflow-hidden md:mx-auto md:w-full md:max-w-2xl"
+				>
+					{@render children()}
+				</div>
+			{:else}
+				{@render children()}
+			{/if}
 		</main>
 
 		<BottomTabBar />
diff --git a/apps/web/tests/e2e/reading-width.test.ts b/apps/web/tests/e2e/reading-width.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..83dacd8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/tests/e2e/reading-width.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+/**
+ * RW-series: Desktop reading-width cap (Fase 9.2).
+ *
+ *   RW-01 detail routes (/lists/[id], /tasks/[id], /notes/[id]) cap the
+ *         content column at max-w-2xl on >=md viewports — measured by the
+ *         main element's bounding box being narrower than a 1280px viewport.
+ *   RW-02 mobile viewports (<md) keep the content full-width.
+ *   RW-03 shopping session (/lists/[id]/session) stays full-width on desktop
+ *         because the mode is immersive.
+ */
+import { test, expect, type Page } from '@playwright/test';
+import { USERS } from '../fixtures/users.js';
+import { loginAs } from '../fixtures/login.js';
+
+const DESKTOP = { width: 1280, height: 900 };
+const MOBILE = { width: 390, height: 800 };
+
+/** max-w-2xl in Tailwind = 42rem = 672px. */
+const READING_WIDTH = 672;
+
+async function firstListId(page: Page): Promise<string> {
+	await page.goto('/lists');
+	// Click any list card to get into a detail route.
+	const card = page.getByRole('heading', { level: 3 }).or(page.getByRole('heading', { level: 2 })).first();
+	await expect(card).toBeVisible({ timeout: 10_000 });
+	await card.click();
+	await page.waitForURL(/\/lists\/[0-9a-f-]+\/?$/, { timeout: 10_000 });
+	const url = new URL(page.url());
+	const segments = url.pathname.split('/');
+	return segments[segments.indexOf('lists') + 1];
+}
+
+test.describe('Reading width — desktop max-w-2xl cap', () => {
+	test('RW-01: list detail page caps content at max-w-2xl on desktop', async ({ browser }) => {
+		const ctx = await browser.newContext({ viewport: DESKTOP });
+		const page = await ctx.newPage();
+		await loginAs(page, USERS.ana);
+		await firstListId(page);
+
+		// The detail content should live inside an element whose width is
+		// capped at max-w-2xl (672px). We assert the inner scroll container
+		// reports a width <= 672 + slack for padding.
+		const wrapper = page.locator('[data-testid="reading-column"]').first();
+		await expect(wrapper).toBeVisible({ timeout: 10_000 });
+		const box = await wrapper.boundingBox();
+		expect(box).not.toBeNull();
+		expect(box!.width).toBeLessThanOrEqual(READING_WIDTH + 4);
+
+		await ctx.close();
+	});
+
+	test('RW-02: list detail page is full-width on mobile (<md)', async ({ browser }) => {
+		const ctx = await browser.newContext({ viewport: MOBILE });
+		const page = await ctx.newPage();
+		await loginAs(page, USERS.ana);
+		await firstListId(page);
+
+		const wrapper = page.locator('[data-testid="reading-column"]').first();
+		await expect(wrapper).toBeVisible({ timeout: 10_000 });
+		const box = await wrapper.boundingBox();
+		expect(box).not.toBeNull();
+		// Mobile viewport is 390 — wrapper should fill it (allow some padding).
+		expect(box!.width).toBeGreaterThan(380);
+		await ctx.close();
+	});
+
+	test('RW-03: shopping session stays full-width on desktop (immersive)', async ({ browser }) => {
+		const ctx = await browser.newContext({ viewport: DESKTOP });
+		const page = await ctx.newPage();
+		await loginAs(page, USERS.ana);
+		const id = await firstListId(page);
+		await page.goto(`/lists/${id}/session`);
+		// The session view is allowed to occupy the full viewport. The
+		// reading-column wrapper must NOT be present in this route.
+		await expect(page.locator('[data-testid="reading-column"]')).toHaveCount(0);
+		await ctx.close();
+	});
+});