diff --git a/src/components/Article/ArticleCard.css b/src/components/Article/ArticleCard.css
index 960fc6b7f..1b9babaae 100644
--- a/src/components/Article/ArticleCard.css
+++ b/src/components/Article/ArticleCard.css
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 .article-card-info {
   color: var(--color-text-3);
-  font-size: 13px;
+  font-size: 0.9rem;
 }
 
 .article-card-mini-content {
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
 .icon-starred {
   margin-left: 8px;
   color: var(--color-text-3);
-  font-size: 13px;
+  font-size: 0.9rem;
 }
 
 .thumbnail {
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@
   margin-top: 0;
   margin-bottom: 8px;
   color: var(--color-text-3);
-  font-size: 13px;
+  font-size: 0.9rem;
   line-height: 1.5;
 }
 
@@ -145,8 +145,19 @@
 .article-card-meta {
   display: flex;
   justify-content: space-between;
-  align-items: center;
-  margin-bottom: 4px;
+  align-items: flex-start;
+  gap: 8px;
+  padding-bottom: 8px;
+}
+
+.article-title {
+  flex: 1;
+  min-width: 0;
+}
+
+.published-time {
+  white-space: nowrap;
+  align-self: start;
 }
 
 .article-card-body {
@@ -159,3 +170,23 @@
   flex: 1;
   min-width: 0;
 }
+
+.article-card-image-container-wide {
+  width: 100%;
+  height: 160px;
+  margin: 8px 0;
+  border-radius: var(--border-radius-medium);
+  overflow: hidden;
+  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
+}
+
+.article-card-image-container-wide .thumbnail {
+  width: 100%;
+  height: 160px;
+}
+
+.article-card-image-container-wide img {
+  width: 100%;
+  height: 100%;
+  object-fit: cover;
+}
diff --git a/src/components/Article/ArticleCard.jsx b/src/components/Article/ArticleCard.jsx
index 748527c9c..793c60c4d 100644
--- a/src/components/Article/ArticleCard.jsx
+++ b/src/components/Article/ArticleCard.jsx
@@ -14,21 +14,37 @@ import FeedIcon from "../ui/FeedIcon";
 import ImageWithLazyLoading from "./ImageWithLazyLoading";
 import "./ArticleCard.css";
 
-const ArticleCardImage = ({ entry, isThumbnail, setHasError }) => {
-  const imageSize = isThumbnail
-    ? { width: "80px", height: "80px" }
-    : { width: "100%", height: "160px" };
+const ASPECT_RATIO_THRESHOLD = 4 / 3;
+
+const ArticleCardImage = ({
+  entry,
+  setHasError,
+  isWideImage,
+  onLoadComplete,
+}) => {
+  const imageSize = isWideImage
+    ? { width: "100%", height: "100%" }
+    : { width: "80px", height: "80px" };
+
+  const handleImageLoad = (e) => {
+    const img = e.target;
+    if (img) {
+      const aspectRatio = img.naturalWidth / img.naturalHeight;
+      onLoadComplete(aspectRatio);
+    }
+  };
 
   return (
-    <div className={isThumbnail ? "thumbnail" : "cover-image"}>
+    <div className={"thumbnail"}>
       <ImageWithLazyLoading
         alt={entry.id}
-        borderRadius={isThumbnail ? "2px" : undefined}
+        borderRadius={"2px"}
         src={entry.imgSrc}
         status={entry.status}
         width={imageSize.width}
         height={imageSize.height}
         setHasError={setHasError}
+        onLoad={handleImageLoad}
       />
     </div>
   );
@@ -40,17 +56,22 @@ const extractTextFromHtml = (html) => {
   return div.textContent || div.innerText || "";
 };
 
-const ArticleCardContent = ({ entry, showFeedIcon, mini, children }) => {
+const ArticleCardContent = ({ entry, showFeedIcon, children }) => {
   const { showDetailedRelativeTime, showEstimatedReadingTime } =
     useStore(settingsState);
 
   const [hasError, setHasError] = useState(false);
+  const [isWideImage, setIsWideImage] = useState(false);
 
   const contentClass = classNames({
-    "article-card-mini-content": mini,
-    "article-card-mini-content-padding": mini && showFeedIcon,
+    "article-card-mini-content": true,
+    "article-card-mini-content-padding": showFeedIcon,
   });
 
+  const handleImageLoadComplete = (aspectRatio) => {
+    setIsWideImage(aspectRatio >= ASPECT_RATIO_THRESHOLD);
+  };
+
   return (
     <div
       className={contentClass}
@@ -60,23 +81,20 @@ const ArticleCardContent = ({ entry, showFeedIcon, mini, children }) => {
         opacity: entry.status === "unread" ? 1 : 0.5,
       }}
     >
-      <div className={mini ? "article-card-mini-content-text" : ""}>
+      <div className="article-card-mini-content-text">
         <div className="article-card-header">
           <div className="article-card-meta">
             <Typography.Text
-              className="article-card-info"
+              className="article-card-info article-title"
               style={{ lineHeight: "1em" }}
             >
               {showFeedIcon && (
-                <FeedIcon
-                  feed={entry.feed}
-                  className={mini ? "feed-icon-mini" : "feed-icon"}
-                />
+                <FeedIcon feed={entry.feed} className="feed-icon-mini" />
               )}
               {entry.feed.title}
             </Typography.Text>
             <Typography.Text
-              className="article-card-info"
+              className="article-card-info published-time"
               style={{ lineHeight: "1em" }}
             >
               {generateRelativeTime(
@@ -101,6 +119,16 @@ const ArticleCardContent = ({ entry, showFeedIcon, mini, children }) => {
             {entry.title}
           </Typography.Ellipsis>
         </div>
+        {entry.imgSrc && !hasError && isWideImage && (
+          <div className="article-card-image-container-wide">
+            <ArticleCardImage
+              entry={entry}
+              setHasError={setHasError}
+              isWideImage={isWideImage}
+              onLoadComplete={handleImageLoadComplete}
+            />
+          </div>
+        )}
         <div className="article-card-body">
           <div className="article-card-content">
             <Typography.Text
@@ -130,12 +158,13 @@ const ArticleCardContent = ({ entry, showFeedIcon, mini, children }) => {
               {entry.starred && <IconStarFill className="icon-starred" />}
             </Typography.Text>
           </div>
-          {entry.imgSrc && !hasError && (
+          {entry.imgSrc && !hasError && !isWideImage && (
             <div className="article-card-image-container-mini">
               <ArticleCardImage
                 entry={entry}
-                isThumbnail={mini}
                 setHasError={setHasError}
+                isWideImage={isWideImage}
+                onLoadComplete={handleImageLoadComplete}
               />
             </div>
           )}
@@ -146,7 +175,7 @@ const ArticleCardContent = ({ entry, showFeedIcon, mini, children }) => {
   );
 };
 
-const ArticleCard = ({ entry, handleEntryClick, mini, children }) => {
+const ArticleCard = ({ entry, handleEntryClick, children }) => {
   const { markReadOnScroll, showFeedIcon } = useStore(settingsState);
   const { activeContent } = useStore(contentState);
 
@@ -196,11 +225,7 @@ const ArticleCard = ({ entry, handleEntryClick, mini, children }) => {
         >
           <Card.Meta
             description={
-              <ArticleCardContent
-                entry={entry}
-                showFeedIcon={showFeedIcon}
-                mini={mini}
-              >
+              <ArticleCardContent entry={entry} showFeedIcon={showFeedIcon}>
                 {children}
               </ArticleCardContent>
             }
diff --git a/src/components/Article/ArticleList.jsx b/src/components/Article/ArticleList.jsx
index 192abbaba..664358c9a 100644
--- a/src/components/Article/ArticleList.jsx
+++ b/src/components/Article/ArticleList.jsx
@@ -55,8 +55,7 @@ const LoadMoreComponent = ({ getEntries }) => {
 
 const ArticleList = forwardRef(
   ({ getEntries, handleEntryClick, cardsRef }, ref) => {
-    const { layout, pageSize } = useStore(settingsState);
-    const isCompactLayout = layout === "small";
+    const { pageSize } = useStore(settingsState);
 
     const { isArticleListReady, loadMoreVisible } = useStore(contentState);
     const filteredEntries = useStore(filteredEntriesState);
@@ -78,10 +77,7 @@ const ArticleList = forwardRef(
     const virtualizer = useVirtualizer({
       count: filteredEntries.length,
       getScrollElement: () => cardsRef.current,
-      estimateSize: useCallback(
-        () => (isCompactLayout ? 120 : 280),
-        [isCompactLayout],
-      ),
+      estimateSize: useCallback(() => 160, []),
       overscan: 5,
     });
     const virtualItems = virtualizer.getVirtualItems();
@@ -126,7 +122,6 @@ const ArticleList = forwardRef(
                       <ArticleCard
                         entry={filteredEntries[item.index]}
                         handleEntryClick={handleEntryClick}
-                        mini={isCompactLayout}
                       >
                         <Ripple color="var(--color-text-4)" duration={1000} />
                       </ArticleCard>
diff --git a/src/components/Article/ImageWithLazyLoading.jsx b/src/components/Article/ImageWithLazyLoading.jsx
index 660184007..22a8f4600 100644
--- a/src/components/Article/ImageWithLazyLoading.jsx
+++ b/src/components/Article/ImageWithLazyLoading.jsx
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ const ImageWithLazyLoading = ({
   status,
   width,
   setHasError,
+  onLoad,
 }) => {
   const [isLoaded, setIsLoaded] = useState(false);
 
@@ -21,7 +22,12 @@ const ImageWithLazyLoading = ({
     onChange: (inView) => {
       if (inView && !isLoaded) {
         const image = new Image();
-        image.onload = () => setIsLoaded(true);
+        image.onload = () => {
+          setIsLoaded(true);
+          if (onLoad) {
+            onLoad(image);
+          }
+        };
         image.onerror = () => setHasError(true);
         image.src = src;
       }
@@ -55,6 +61,7 @@ const ImageWithLazyLoading = ({
               objectFit: "cover",
               borderRadius,
             }}
+            onLoad={onLoad}
           />
         ) : (
           <div className="skeleton-container">
diff --git a/src/components/Article/LoadingCards.jsx b/src/components/Article/LoadingCards.jsx
index d90d53a0d..195376180 100644
--- a/src/components/Article/LoadingCards.jsx
+++ b/src/components/Article/LoadingCards.jsx
@@ -2,14 +2,10 @@ import { Card, Skeleton } from "@arco-design/web-react";
 
 import { useStore } from "@nanostores/react";
 import { contentState } from "../../store/contentState";
-import { settingsState } from "../../store/settingsState";
 import "./LoadingCards.css";
 
-const LoadingCard = ({ layout, isArticleListReady }) => (
-  <Card
-    className="card-style"
-    cover={layout === "large" ? <div className="card-cover-style" /> : null}
-  >
+const LoadingCard = ({ isArticleListReady }) => (
+  <Card className="card-style" cover={null}>
     <Card.Meta
       description={
         <Skeleton
@@ -23,17 +19,14 @@ const LoadingCard = ({ layout, isArticleListReady }) => (
 );
 
 const LoadingCards = () => {
-  const { layout } = useStore(settingsState);
   const { isArticleListReady } = useStore(contentState);
-  const cardCount = layout === "large" ? 2 : 4;
 
   return (
     !isArticleListReady &&
-    Array.from({ length: cardCount }, (_, i) => (
+    Array.from({ length: 4 }, (_, i) => (
       <LoadingCard
         // biome-ignore lint/suspicious/noArrayIndexKey: <explanation>
         key={i}
-        layout={layout}
         isArticleListReady={isArticleListReady}
       />
     ))
diff --git a/src/components/Settings/Appearance.jsx b/src/components/Settings/Appearance.jsx
index 2e6e1bc7d..b724235a5 100644
--- a/src/components/Settings/Appearance.jsx
+++ b/src/components/Settings/Appearance.jsx
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ const Appearance = () => {
     articleWidth,
     fontSize,
     fontFamily,
-    layout,
     showDetailedRelativeTime,
     showEstimatedReadingTime,
     showFeedIcon,
@@ -101,20 +100,6 @@ const Appearance = () => {
 
       <Divider />
 
-      <SettingItem
-        title={polyglot.t("appearance.compact_article_card_label")}
-        description={polyglot.t("appearance.compact_article_card_description")}
-      >
-        <Switch
-          checked={layout === "small"}
-          onChange={(value) =>
-            handleConfigChange({ layout: value ? "small" : "large" })
-          }
-        />
-      </SettingItem>
-
-      <Divider />
-
       <SettingItem
         title={polyglot.t("appearance.show_detailed_relative_time_label")}
         description={polyglot.t(
diff --git a/src/locales/en-US.json b/src/locales/en-US.json
index 70eeb9cee..5170ca74e 100644
--- a/src/locales/en-US.json
+++ b/src/locales/en-US.json
@@ -201,8 +201,6 @@
     "theme_color_label": "Theme color",
     "theme_color_description": "Choose your theme color",
     "theme_color_aria_label": "Change theme color to %{color}",
-    "compact_article_card_label": "Compact article card",
-    "compact_article_card_description": "Use small thumbnail in article card",
     "show_detailed_relative_time_label": "Show detailed relative time",
     "show_detailed_relative_time_description": "Show detailed relative time in article card",
     "show_estimated_reading_time_label": "Show estimated reading time",
diff --git a/src/locales/es-ES.json b/src/locales/es-ES.json
index e95080aa3..3d60c88ee 100644
--- a/src/locales/es-ES.json
+++ b/src/locales/es-ES.json
@@ -201,8 +201,6 @@
     "theme_color_label": "Color del tema",
     "theme_color_description": "Escoger su color del tema",
     "theme_color_aria_label": "Cambiar el color del tema a %{color}",
-    "compact_article_card_label": "Compactar la tarjeta de artículo",
-    "compact_article_card_description": "Utilizar la miniatura pequeña en la tarjeta de artículo",
     "show_detailed_relative_time_label": "Mostrar tiempo relativo detallado",
     "show_detailed_relative_time_description": "Mostrar tiempo relativo detallado en la tarjeta de artículo",
     "show_estimated_reading_time_label": "Mostrar tiempo estimado de lectura",
diff --git a/src/locales/fr-FR.json b/src/locales/fr-FR.json
index 1256308de..e55053eda 100644
--- a/src/locales/fr-FR.json
+++ b/src/locales/fr-FR.json
@@ -201,8 +201,6 @@
     "theme_color_label": "Couleur du thème",
     "theme_color_description": "Choisir votre couleur de thème",
     "theme_color_aria_label": "Changer la couleur du thème en %{color}",
-    "compact_article_card_label": "Carte d'article compacte",
-    "compact_article_card_description": "Utiliser une miniature petite dans la carte d'article",
     "show_detailed_relative_time_label": "Afficher le temps relatif détaillé",
     "show_detailed_relative_time_description": "Afficher le temps relatif détaillé dans la carte d'article",
     "show_estimated_reading_time_label": "Afficher le temps de lecture estimé",
diff --git a/src/locales/zh-CN.json b/src/locales/zh-CN.json
index cf03403e8..bafb70430 100644
--- a/src/locales/zh-CN.json
+++ b/src/locales/zh-CN.json
@@ -201,8 +201,6 @@
     "theme_color_label": "主题颜色",
     "theme_color_description": "选择您的主题颜色",
     "theme_color_aria_label": "将主题颜色更改为 %{color}",
-    "compact_article_card_label": "紧凑文章卡片",
-    "compact_article_card_description": "使用小缩略图显示文章卡片",
     "show_detailed_relative_time_label": "显示详细相对时间",
     "show_detailed_relative_time_description": "在文章卡片中显示详细相对时间",
     "show_estimated_reading_time_label": "显示预计阅读时间",
diff --git a/src/store/settingsState.js b/src/store/settingsState.js
index 3d2e45195..a691cd881 100644
--- a/src/store/settingsState.js
+++ b/src/store/settingsState.js
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ const defaultValue = {
   fontSize: 1.05,
   homePage: "all",
   language: getBrowserLanguage(),
-  layout: "large",
   markReadOnScroll: false,
   orderBy: "created_at",
   orderDirection: "desc",