Issue
See the below code for a HTML email;
<table class="barcode" style="border-collapse:collapse; border:none !important; background:white; width:auto; margin: auto;">
<tr style="height: 50px;">
<!-- This is duplicated -->
<td style="height: 50px; padding:0 0 0 0; margin:0 0 0 0; background:white; border-width:0 0 0 1.6px; border-left-color: black; border-left-style: solid;">
<table style="border-collapse: collapse"><tr>
<td height="50" width="4.3" style="visibility:hidden; width:4.3px; height:50px; font-size:4px; color:#FFFFFF; color:transparent; padding: 0">█</td>
</tr></table>
</td>
<!-- /This is duplicated -->
</tr>
</table>
The <td>
element in between the comments is duplicated multiple times (for barcode reasons). However, when you get past 100 (appx) <td>
elements, Outlook clients seem to ignore the 50px height
. Screenshot below.
https://jsfiddle.net/uqtzov9u/1/ - Code that generated the above
I have tried removing the gross nested table
and replaced it with a div
, but still experience the same issue.
Why are Outlook clients ignoring the 50px height
when I get past x number of <td>
elements?
Solution
I removed all the inside tables, widths and kept only the outer td's and it works now in Outlook 2016 Version 1802 (Build 9029.2167).
Now all you need is another set of td's that seperates the barcode lines with white.
<table class="barcode" style="border-collapse:collapse; border:none !important; background:white; width:auto; margin: auto;">
<tbody>
<tr style="height: 50px;">
<td style="height: 50px; padding:0 0 0 0; margin:0 0 0 0; background:white; border-width:0 0 0 1.6px; border-left-color: black; border-left-style: solid;">
</td>
<td style="height: 50px; padding:0 0 0 0; margin:0 0 0 0; background:white; border-width:0 0 0 1.6px; border-left-color: black; border-left-style: solid;">
</td>
<td style="height: 50px; padding:0 0 0 0; margin:0 0 0 0; background:white; border-width:0 0 0 1.6px; border-left-color: black; border-left-style: solid;">
</td>
<td style="height: 50px; padding:0 0 0 0; margin:0 0 0 0; background:white; border-width:0 0 0 1.6px; border-left-color: black; border-left-style: solid;">
</td>
<td style="height: 50px; padding:0 0 0 0; margin:0 0 0 0; background:white; border-width:0 0 0 1.6px; border-left-color: black; border-left-style: solid;">
</td>
<td style="height: 50px; padding:0 0 0 0; margin:0 0 0 0; background:white; border-width:0 0 0 1.6px; border-left-color: black; border-left-style: solid;">
</td>
<td style="height: 50px; padding:0 0 0 0; margin:0 0 0 0; background:white; border-width:0 0 0 1.6px; border-left-color: black; border-left-style: solid;">
</td>
<td style="height: 50px; padding:0 0 0 0; margin:0 0 0 0; background:white; border-width:0 0 0 1.6px; border-left-color: black; border-left-style: solid;">
</td>
<td style="height: 50px; padding:0 0 0 0; margin:0 0 0 0; background:white; border-width:0 0 0 1.6px; border-left-color: black; border-left-style: solid;">
</td>
<td style="height: 50px; padding:0 0 0 0; margin:0 0 0 0; background:white; border-width:0 0 0 1.6px; border-left-color: black; border-left-style: solid;">
</td>
<td style="height: 50px; padding:0 0 0 0; margin:0 0 0 0; background:white; border-width:0 0 0 1.6px; border-left-color: black; border-left-style: solid;">
</td>
<td style="height: 50px; padding:0 0 0 0; margin:0 0 0 0; background:white; border-width:0 0 0 1.6px; border-left-color: black; border-left-style: solid;">
</td>
<td style="height: 50px; padding:0 0 0 0; margin:0 0 0 0; background:white; border-width:0 0 0 1.6px; border-left-color: black; border-left-style: solid;">
</td>
<td style="height: 50px; padding:0 0 0 0; margin:0 0 0 0; background:white; border-width:0 0 0 1.6px; border-left-color: black; border-left-style: solid;">
</td>
<td style="height: 50px; padding:0 0 0 0; margin:0 0 0 0; background:white; border-width:0 0 0 1.6px; border-left-color: black; border-left-style: solid;">
</td>
<td style="height: 50px; padding:0 0 0 0; margin:0 0 0 0; background:white; border-width:0 0 0 1.6px; border-left-color: black; border-left-style: solid;">
</td>
<td style="height: 50px; padding:0 0 0 0; margin:0 0 0 0; background:white; border-width:0 0 0 1.6px; border-left-color: black; border-left-style: solid;">
</td>
<td style="height: 50px; padding:0 0 0 0; margin:0 0 0 0; background:white; border-width:0 0 0 1.6px; border-left-color: black; border-left-style: solid;">
</td>
<td style="height: 50px; padding:0 0 0 0; margin:0 0 0 0; background:white; border-width:0 0 0 1.6px; border-left-color: black; border-left-style: solid;">
</td>
<td style="height: 50px; padding:0 0 0 0; margin:0 0 0 0; background:white; border-width:0 0 0 1.6px; border-left-color: black; border-left-style: solid;">
</td>
<td style="height: 50px; padding:0 0 0 0; margin:0 0 0 0; background:white; border-width:0 0 0 1.6px; border-left-color: black; border-left-style: solid;">
</td>
<td style="height: 50px; padding:0 0 0 0; margin:0 0 0 0; background:white; border-width:0 0 0 1.6px; border-left-color: black; border-left-style: solid;">
</td>
<td style="height: 50px; padding:0 0 0 0; margin:0 0 0 0; background:white; border-width:0 0 0 1.6px; border-left-color: black; border-left-style: solid;">
</td>
<td style="height: 50px; padding:0 0 0 0; margin:0 0 0 0; background:white; border-width:0 0 0 1.6px; border-left-color: black; border-left-style: solid;">
</td>
<td style="height: 50px; padding:0 0 0 0; margin:0 0 0 0; background:white; border-width:0 0 0 1.6px; border-left-color: black; border-left-style: solid;">
</td>
<td style="height: 50px; padding:0 0 0 0; margin:0 0 0 0; background:white; border-width:0 0 0 1.6px; border-left-color: black; border-left-style: solid;">
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<td style="height: 50px; padding:0 0 0 0; margin:0 0 0 0; background:white; border-width:0 0 0 1.6px; border-left-color: black; border-left-style: solid;">
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<td style="height: 50px; padding:0 0 0 0; margin:0 0 0 0; background:white; border-width:0 0 0 1.6px; border-left-color: black; border-left-style: solid;">
</td>
<td style="height: 50px; padding:0 0 0 0; margin:0 0 0 0; background:white; border-width:0 0 0 1.6px; border-left-color: black; border-left-style: solid;">
</td>
<td style="height: 50px; padding:0 0 0 0; margin:0 0 0 0; background:white; border-width:0 0 0 1.6px; border-left-color: black; border-left-style: solid;">
</td>
<td style="height: 50px; padding:0 0 0 0; margin:0 0 0 0; background:white; border-width:0 0 0 1.6px; border-left-color: black; border-left-style: solid;">
</td>
<td style="height: 50px; padding:0 0 0 0; margin:0 0 0 0; background:white; border-width:0 0 0 1.6px; border-left-color: black; border-left-style: solid;">
</td>
<td style="height: 50px; padding:0 0 0 0; margin:0 0 0 0; background:white; border-width:0 0 0 1.6px; border-left-color: black; border-left-style: solid;">
</td>
<td style="height: 50px; padding:0 0 0 0; margin:0 0 0 0; background:white; border-width:0 0 0 1.6px; border-left-color: black; border-left-style: solid;">
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
Recommendation: Dont use borders, use td with pixel width and give it a background color.
Let me know if this works for you.
Answered By - Syfer