diff --git a/docs/examples/styles/text_opacity.css b/docs/examples/styles/text_opacity.css
index 882cc8acb..56ae0e576 100644
--- a/docs/examples/styles/text_opacity.css
+++ b/docs/examples/styles/text_opacity.css
@@ -18,8 +18,9 @@
     text-opacity: 100%;
 }
 
-Static {
+Label {
     height: 1fr;
+    width: 100%;
     text-align: center;
     text-style: bold;
 }
diff --git a/docs/examples/styles/text_opacity.py b/docs/examples/styles/text_opacity.py
index a2e9dcff2..351093e67 100644
--- a/docs/examples/styles/text_opacity.py
+++ b/docs/examples/styles/text_opacity.py
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 from textual.app import App
-from textual.widgets import Static
+from textual.widgets import Label
 
 
 class TextOpacityApp(App):
     def compose(self):
-        yield Static("text-opacity: 0%", id="zero-opacity")
-        yield Static("text-opacity: 25%", id="quarter-opacity")
-        yield Static("text-opacity: 50%", id="half-opacity")
-        yield Static("text-opacity: 75%", id="three-quarter-opacity")
-        yield Static("text-opacity: 100%", id="full-opacity")
+        yield Label("text-opacity: 0%", id="zero-opacity")
+        yield Label("text-opacity: 25%", id="quarter-opacity")
+        yield Label("text-opacity: 50%", id="half-opacity")
+        yield Label("text-opacity: 75%", id="three-quarter-opacity")
+        yield Label("text-opacity: 100%", id="full-opacity")
 
 
 app = TextOpacityApp(css_path="text_opacity.css")