Why does my email appear different across email clients?
The formatting of your emails gets distorted mostly when recipients forward them to their contacts. There are several reasons why formatting gets distorted when emails are forwarded. This mainly depends on how email clients, such as Gmail, Yahoo, Apple Mail, and Outlook handle forwarded messages. Some of the common reasons for distortion are:
- Code altered by email client: Email clients may modify or strip your code when forwarding, affecting the email's original layout.
- Images might not be forwarded properly: Forwarded emails may display broken image links or turn images into attachments.
- Images enabled or blocked: User-controlled image settings in email clients can alter how images appear or don’t appear.
- Recipient's operating system: The recipient’s OS version can affect how well your email content is rendered.
- Recipient's device and screen size: Display of emails varies depending on the recipient’s device type and screen size.
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