Incorrect formatting of HTML emails in Outlook

I crafted an html e-mail using the code below:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html style="margin:0px;padding:0px;">
<head>
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, user-scalable=no">
</head>
<body style="margin:0px;padding:0px;">

<div style="background-color:orange;max-width:600px;height:180px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;">

<img src="http://placehold.jp/500x710.png" style="height:180px;width:127px;display:block;border:0;float:right;margin:0px;padding:0px;">

<p style="font-size:40px;padding-left:10px;margin-top:0px;padding-top:40px;">This is my important<br>html test</p>

</div>

</body>
</html>

After testing this code in Outlook 2016 (Win 7), an unexpected result appeared.

The rendered HTML in Outlook 2016 (Win 7) looked like this:

https://i.stack.imgur.com/PPc7u.jpg

rather than what was expected:

https://i.stack.imgur.com/ERwwQ.jpg

Could this be a known issue with Outlook? Any suggestions on how to resolve it?

Using an image with dimensions of 127x180 yields a similar outcome, except that the image appears smaller.

htmlcssemailoutlookhtml-email

Answer №1

  • <div> can cause issues in Outlook as it doesn't work well with the platform, so it's best to avoid using it.
  • Outlook tends to ignore the max-width property.
  • padding-top is also commonly ignored by Outlook.
  • In a style sheet, Outlook may not recognize width and height; consider using <img width="180" /> instead.

This method works consistently across all email clients, although personally, I prefer placing images and text in separate <td> elements for better control. However, for your specific HTML test requirements, this approach should suffice.

<table role="presentation" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" width="600">
  <tr>
    <td valign="middle" style="padding: 20px; background-color:orange;">
      <img src="http://placehold.jp/500x710.png" width="127" height="180" align="right"   style="display:block;">
      <p style="font-size: 40px; padding-left: 10px; margin-top: 0px;">This is my important<br>html test</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
</table>

Best of luck with your coding endeavors!

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