Anchor links only working in browser but not in in HTML email (Outlook)

Question

I have an HTML email generated from a Windows application. The template used for this is designed in .aspx page. The email has some links at top of the page which should tak

Answer 1

While they work in just about every browser, support for anchor links is a mixed bag in email clients. Even though that link says Outlook 2007 (2010 and 2013 are the same) support anchor links, their behavior is unreliable at best.

Simplifying the anchor's <a href=""> increases your coverage. Eg changing something like this:

<a href="#Wickr raises $9 mln as Alsop Louie, Juniper Networks invest | Reuters">Wickr raises $9 mln as Alsop Louie, Juniper Networks invest | Reuters</a>

to this:

<a href="#first">Wickr raises $9 mln as Alsop Louie, Juniper Networks invest | Reuters</a>

Email clients might trip over spaces and special characters.