How many email clients support max-height?

It works in 20 of 21, not supported in Outlook Classic.

Does max-height work in Outlook (New)?

max-height works in Outlook (New). Outlook 365 and Outlook (New) differ on 1 feature: text-shadow.

max-height in Outlook 365

Works max-height works in Outlook 365.

Works in 20 of 21 · not supported in 1

Which clients

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

The fix for the clients that need it

Needed in 1 of 21: Outlook Classic.

Outlook ignores max-height; truncate content server-side

instead

5 lines

<!-- Outlook ignores max-height. Truncate content server-side. -->
<div style="height: 200px;">
  Shortened content...
  <a href="https://example.com/full">Read more</a>
</div>

Show the original

before

3 lines

<div style="max-height: 200px; overflow: hidden;">
  Long content...
</div>

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How many email clients support max-height?: It works in 20 of 21, not supported in Outlook Classic.
Does max-height work in Outlook (New)?: max-height works in Outlook (New). Outlook 365 and Outlook (New) differ on 1 feature: text-shadow.

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