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word-break in Outlook Classic

UnsupportedMicrosoft Word · desktop

Fix & Workaround

Outlook's Word engine ignores word-break. Place text inside a <td> with a constrained width — tables always wrap.

Before

<span style="word-break: break-all;">
  https://example.com/very/long/url?token=abc123def456
</span>

After

<!-- Table cells force text wrapping in all clients including Outlook -->
<table role="presentation" width="100%" cellpadding="0"
  cellspacing="0" border="0">
  <tr>
    <td style="word-break: break-all; overflow-wrap: break-word;
               word-wrap: break-word;">
      https://example.com/very/long/url?token=abc123def456
    </td>
  </tr>
</table>

Wrap long text in a table cell to force line breaks without word-break

Other Clients

ClientSupport
GmailSupported
Gmail AndroidPartial
Gmail iOSPartial
Outlook 365Partial
Outlook (New)Supported
Outlook iOSPartial
Outlook AndroidPartial
Apple MailPartial
Apple Mail iOSPartial
Yahoo MailUnsupported
Samsung MailPartial
ThunderbirdSupported
HEY MailPartial
SuperhumanSupported

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