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background-size in Superhuman

Works background-size works in Superhuman.

Works in 17 of 21 · partial in 3 · not supported in 1

Which clients
Works
Gmail, Outlook 365, Outlook (New), Outlook iOS, Outlook Android, Outlook for Mac, Apple Mail, Apple Mail iOS, Yahoo Mail Android, Yahoo Mail iOS, Samsung Mail, Thunderbird, HEY Mail, Proton Mail, AOL Mail, Fastmail, Superhuman
Partial
Gmail Android, Gmail iOS, Yahoo Mail
Not supported
Outlook Classic

The fix for the clients that need it

Needed in 4 of 21: Outlook Classic, Gmail Android, Gmail iOS and 1 more.

Outlook ignores background-size; use VML or sized images

instead 
<td background="bg.jpg" bgcolor="#333333" width="600" height="400" valign="top"
    style="background-color: #333; background-image: url('bg.jpg');
           background-size: cover; background-position: center; background-repeat: no-repeat;">
  <!--[if gte mso 9]>
  <v:rect xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" fill="true"
    stroke="false" style="width:600px; height:400px;">
    <v:fill type="frame" size="100%,100%" src="bg.jpg" color="#333333" />
    <v:textbox inset="0,0,0,0">
  <![endif]-->
  <div>Content</div>
  <!--[if gte mso 9]>
    </v:textbox>
  </v:rect>
  <![endif]-->
</td>
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before 
<td style="background: url('bg.jpg') center/cover no-repeat;">
  Content
</td>

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How many email clients support background-size?
It works in 17 of 21, partial in 3, not supported in Outlook Classic.

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caniemail (MIT) via @emailens/engine 0.18.22 · tested upstream 28 Feb 2019 · data last changed 10 Nov 2026 · Outlook (New) cells are the engine's mapping