Add, resize, or style spacers in an email

Insert a spacer to add some white space around your content and change the height or color as needed

A little extra space between text, images, or buttons gives the eye a break and makes it easier to read your email. Spacers don't just have to go above or below your content, though! You can use them to push content to one side and create a two-column layout, and also center content from top-to-bottom in a column so that it lines up a little better.

• Insert a spacer
• Create columns with a spacer
• Resize a spacer
• Change the spacer's color
• Copy a spacer
• Delete a spacer

Design tip: Spacers can help adjust the image padding above or below an image in your email.

Insert a spacer

Spacers can stretch across the entire template or can be added to columns.

1. From the Build tab, drag a Spacer block into your template. Use the guidelines to help you find the right spot.

• Template width - The guideline stretches across the width of your template.
  
  
   
• Column - The guideline is only visible within the column where you want to add the spacer. The spacer can be added above or below any existing content in the column.
  
  
   

Once a spacer is in your template, you can drag it to a different location, copy it, or delete it using the menu on the right-hand side of the spacer.

Create columns with a spacer

Once another type of block, like an image, text block, or divider, has been added to your template, you can place a spacer next to it to create columns. You can add a single spacer for a dual-column layout or add another for a three-column layout.

1. From the Build tab, drag a Spacer block into your template and place it next to another block. Use the guidelines to help you find the right spot.
   
   
    
2. (Optional) Use the drag handle to change the size of the columns.
   
   
    

Resize a spacer

There are two ways to resize a spacer:

• Eyeball it - Place your cursor over the spacer and use the drag handle to increase or decrease its height.
  
  
   
• Set a specific height - Click on the spacer to open the left-hand panel and enter the pixel height of the spacer.
  
  
   

Change the spacer's color

The spacer defaults to the inner background color of your template or the background color of the layout you add it to. Changing the background color of the template or layout will change the color of the spacer. However, if you want the spacer to stand out, you can change its color independently.

1. Click on the spacer to open the panel on the left.
2. Click the Background color swatch and select a color from the Basic palette, or click Advanced to enter a specific HEX value.
   
   
    

Did you know? Once the spacer color is changed, the color won't change if you select a new color for the template background or layout. Deleting the spacer and adding a new one resets the color to match the background, if needed.

Copy a spacer

When you're adding multiple spacers to your template layout and want them to be the same height and color, you can create one spacer the way you want it and then copy it. This maintains the same pixel height and color, so you don't need to adjust each spacer.

1. Place your cursor over the spacer and click the copy icon.
   
   
    

The new spacer appears right below the original spacer and can be dragged elsewhere in your template.

Delete a spacer

If you need to delete a spacer:

1. Place your cursor over the spacer and click the trash can icon.
   
   
    

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