Is there an equivalent of CSS max-width that works in HTML emails?

Question

I\'m trying to create an HTML email that will display properly in all widely used email clients. I\'m wrapping the whole email in a table, and I\'d like it to have a width

Answer 1

Bit late to the party, but this will get it done. I left the example at 600, as that is what most people will use:

Similar to Shay's example except this also includes max-width to work on the rest of the clients that do have support, as well as a second method to prevent the expansion (media query) which is needed for Outlook '11.

In the head:

In the body:

  

    

main content here
    
  

Here is another example of this in use: Responsive order confirmation emails for mobile devices?