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So what is the difference between margins and padding in an email?

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The The HTML attribute specifies the distance in pixels between the cell walls of a table,

and the content within it. Suppose the following image is a single

Cell. The blue represents the contents of that particular cell and the white space around it indicates the distance in pixels between the contents and the edge of the cell.

Since is an HTML attribute and cannot be overridden with a CSS media query to optimize it for mobile. Therefore, it is recommended to use cellpadding in the code of an email where the spacing does not need to be adjusted to different screen sizes.

Margins

Borders are a way to create distance outside a table cell with CSS style=”margin: 20px;” (or as many pixels as you like). They create a space between the content cell and either other content elements or the edges of the email.

Borders around table data cells in emails

As you might have guessed, not all email clients and devices have the same standards when it comes to margins and padding. Here are some tips to keep in mind:

Choose a spacing attribute carefully

Not all spaces are created equal in code, especially in sophisticated email clients (which we'll cover later).

Choose carefully between the padding and margin attributes. Each tends to work better with different blocks of content.

For example, if you add spacing to

You can use elements more easily with borders:

Adding spaces to a

Cell can be easily created with padding (but heed our warning below):

Use

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Padding is generally safe as long as you don't set a width property or attribute. Outlook 2007 and 2010 convert your width pixels to points, which isn't always as precise as you'd like.

If you change the width of the

There are two possibilities for this:

  1. Use a clear GIF image that fits exactly the cell dimensions of your .
  2. Set a width for a containing and then use a nested

    ,

    or

    without a width to control the content margins within the

    .

    As always: Beware of Outlook

    It should come as no surprise that adjustments need to be made if a large portion of your subscribers are Outlook users.

    Fred from Scooby Doo solves the case of email padding problems. The culprit? Outlook.

    Here are a few tricks you can use to make sure your HTML email padding works smoothly with this rather tricky email client:

    Outlook does not recognize

    s or their fill attributes

    Outlook padding has its own peculiarities. One of these peculiarities is that Outlook email clients

    tags, which makes all included padding specifications worthless. Outlook only considers

    s, so please adhere to all distance instructions.

    If there were no Outlook clients, we could literally use HTML5 for email. Just imagine.

    Margins and spacing of table elements can cause problems in Outlook 2007 to 2016

    If you add margin or HTML email fill properties to your

    element, it will have the same margin and padding to each nested

    in Outlook 2007 and 2016. Cellpadding and cellspacing attributes are safe, but it is best to use CSS margins and padding within the contained

    Element.

    If you are using CSS, you can add a conditional stylesheet targeting Outlook in a similar way:

    Outlook 2007 and 2010 do not support padding in paragraphs

    Outlook 2007 and 2010 do not support CSS padding in paragraphs. To get the best results across all clients, we recommend two things:

    1. Embed the CSS:

    margin:0; places a margin on all four sides.

    2. Follow the left margin, right margin and bottom margin properties for all paragraphs.

    If all else fails, try one of these hacks

    While cellpadding is a safe and reliable spacing tool for all email clients, it adds padding on all four sides. If padding is only needed on one or more sides of an image or container, try some of these other spacing techniques and see what works best.

    Once set up, run an email test to make sure it displays properly on all of your subscribers' clients and devices.

    This post was updated on September 9, 2022. It was also updated in August 2019 and originally published in March 2011.

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