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Wrap text around an image in an email

Article: 000007172
Updated: March 17, 2026

Surround an image with text in your email

Wrapping text around an image gives your readers a strong visual cue about the content of your block of text. Having a good text-to-image ratio maximizes the effect—the more text, the better. If the balance doesn't look quite right in your template, try adjusting the amount of text, resizing your image, or experimenting with different layouts.

To wrap text around an image, insert the image inside a Text block in your email:

  1. If there isn't already one, add a Text block to your template. Use the guideline to help you place it in the right location.

    Email editor Build tab, drag-and-drop Text block into template as a column with guideline visible
     
  2. Drag an image from the Images tab, an image placeholder from the Build tab, or an existing image from your template into the Text block. Use the pink box as a guide to position the image within the block, on the right or left side of the text, and drop the image into place. There can only be one image in each Text block.
    Note: If you see a pink guideline next to the Text block instead of a pink box, the image creates a column instead.

    Email editor Images tab, drag-and-drop image into Text block with guide block visible
     
  3. Use the drag handle to resize the image to adjust how the text wraps around it. Decreasing the image size and adding more text to the block helps make the text wrapping look more obvious.

    Email editor Images tab, image in template with resize drag handle showing
     

 

Lightbulb IconDesign tip: Want an image with each paragraph in your email? Each paragraph needs to be in its own Text block. To achieve your desired look, add multiple Text blocks and stack them on top of each other, or sit them side-by-side in columns.


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