Why You Should Design in MJML Instead of Raw HTML Tables
Writing HTML tables for email clients like Outlook desktop is notoriously difficult. Learn why Mailjet Markup Language (MJML) is the industry standard for responsive email compilers.
Designing responsive emails is notoriously challenging because different email apps render HTML differently. While Apple Mail uses modern WebKit standards, desktop versions of Microsoft Outlook rely on legacy Microsoft Word rendering engines.
The Old Way: Complex Hand-Coded Tables
Historically, developers had to write hundreds of lines of nested MJML (Mailjet Markup Language) is an open-source markup language created specifically to solve email client compatibility. Instead of writing raw HTML tables, you write simple component tags like Emailnya automatically generates clean MJML output under the hood so you get bulletproof email deliverability without writing code! Use Emailnya's free drag-and-drop visual email builder to export responsive HTML, MJML, or send directly through standard Gmail. Continue learning about email marketing and deliverability tags and proprietary Outlook conditional comments to keep emails from breaking on desktop computers.
The Modern Solution: MJML Framework
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