@media in Outlook Classic
Not supported @media is not supported in Outlook Classic.
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 Classic
Design mobile-first for clients without media query support
<!-- 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
<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; }
}
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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 Classic?
- Design mobile-first for clients without media query support.
- Does @media work in AOL Mail?
- @media is partly supported in AOL Mail. Closest to Outlook Classic: AOL Mail, which agrees on 206 of the 298 features both are tested on.
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