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display:flex in Outlook Classic

UnsupportedMicrosoft Word · desktop

Fix & Workaround

Use <table> layouts with <!--[if mso]> conditional comments for Outlook's Word engine.

Before

<div style="display: flex; gap: 16px;">
  <div style="flex: 1;">Column 1</div>
  <div style="flex: 1;">Column 2</div>
</div>

After

<!--[if mso]>
<table role="presentation" width="100%" cellpadding="0"
  cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr>
  <td width="50%" valign="top">Column 1</td>
  <td width="50%" valign="top">Column 2</td>
</tr></table>
<![endif]-->
<!--[if !mso]><!-->
<div style="display: flex; gap: 16px;">
  <div style="flex: 1;">Column 1</div>
  <div style="flex: 1;">Column 2</div>
</div>
<!--<![endif]-->

Use table layout as fallback for flexbox in Outlook

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Outlook AndroidSupported
Apple MailSupported
Apple Mail iOSSupported
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Samsung MailSupported
ThunderbirdSupported
HEY MailSupported
SuperhumanSupported

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