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max-height in Outlook Classic

Not supported max-height is not supported in Outlook Classic.

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

Your reader in Outlook Classic sees the email without max-height, even if it looks right where you tested it.

The fix for Outlook Classic

Outlook ignores max-height; truncate content server-side

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

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What Outlook Classic does with max-height

@emailens/engine 0.18.22 on the original code

Outlook Classic does not support "max-height".

Your next question

Every feature in Outlook Classic · max-height in every client

Questions

How many email clients support max-height?
It works in 20 of 21, not supported in Outlook Classic.
What do I use instead of max-height in Outlook Classic?
Outlook ignores max-height; truncate content server-side.
Does max-height work in AOL Mail?
max-height works in AOL Mail. Closest to Outlook Classic: AOL Mail, which agrees on 206 of the 298 features both are tested on.

To see what else in your email Outlook Classic does not support, paste the whole email.

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caniemail (MIT) via @emailens/engine 0.18.22 · tested upstream 29 Nov 2021 · data last changed 10 Nov 2026 · Outlook (New) cells are the engine's mapping