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@media in Outlook (New)

Partial @media is partly supported in Outlook (New).

Does not support nested media queries.

Works in 5 of 21 · partial in 14 · not supported in 2

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

What to do instead in Outlook (New)

Design mobile-first for clients without media query support

instead
<!-- Single-column layout that works without @media -->
<table role="presentation" width="100%"
  style="max-width: 600px;" cellpadding="0"
  cellspacing="0" border="0">
  <tr>
    <td style="padding: 16px;">Left Column</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td style="padding: 16px;">Right Column</td>
  </tr>
</table>
Show the original
before
<table width="800">
  <tr>
    <td width="400">Left Column</td>
    <td width="400">Right Column</td>
  </tr>
</table>
<style>
  @media (max-width: 600px) {
    table { width: 100% !important; }
    td { display: block !important; width: 100% !important; }
  }
</style>

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What Outlook (New) does with @media

caniemail record, tested upstream 13 Dec 2023

  • Partial. Does not support nested media queries.
  • Partial. Nested media queries are removed.

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Questions

How many email clients support @media?
It works in 5 of 21, partial in 14, not supported in Outlook Classic and Thunderbird.
What do I use instead of @media in Outlook (New)?
Design mobile-first for clients without media query support.
Does @media work in Outlook 365?
@media is partly supported in Outlook 365. Outlook (New) and Outlook 365 differ on 1 feature: text-shadow.

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caniemail (MIT) via @emailens/engine 0.18.22 · tested upstream 13 Dec 2023 · data last changed 10 Nov 2026 · Outlook (New) cells are the engine's mapping