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position in Outlook (New)

Partial position is partly supported in Outlook (New).

Supports sticky but not relative, absolute and fixed.

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

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

What to do instead in Outlook (New)

Use table-based positioning instead of CSS position

instead 
<table role="presentation" width="100%" cellpadding="0"
  cellspacing="0" border="0">
  <tr>
    <td valign="top">Content</td>
    <td width="80" valign="top" align="right">Badge</td>
  </tr>
</table>
Show the original
before 
<div style="position: relative;">
  <div style="position: absolute; top: 0; right: 0;">
    Badge
  </div>
  <p>Content</p>
</div>

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What Outlook (New) does with position

caniemail record, tested upstream 16 May 2021

  • Partial. Supports sticky but not relative, absolute and fixed.

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Questions

How many email clients support position?
It works in 2 of 21, partial in 14, not supported in 5.
What do I use instead of position in Outlook (New)?
Use table-based positioning instead of CSS position.
Does position work in Outlook 365?
position 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 16 May 2021 · data last changed 10 Nov 2026 · Outlook (New) cells are the engine's mapping