# Email templates

There are several way to create emails in Bird. Once published, these email templates will be discoverable in your template library, where they can be used in [Campaigns](/applications/campaigns/campaigns.md), [Flows](/applications/automation/flows.md), [Journeys](/applications/journeys/journeys.md) and more.

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Create and send an email from scratch</strong></td><td>Build, style, and publish an email from scratch.</td><td></td><td><a href="/pages/N7Cap4mnuf4iqJwGOEYY">/pages/N7Cap4mnuf4iqJwGOEYY</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Import a custom HTML email</strong></td><td>Bring your own email design into MessageBird.</td><td></td><td><a href="/pages/eROkDvQlARyeV05QMh55">/pages/eROkDvQlARyeV05QMh55</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Prebuilt email templates</strong></td><td>Learn how to use and customize prebuilt email templates.</td><td></td><td><a href="/pages/URv9kxKdThq90ivKk9Uh">/pages/URv9kxKdThq90ivKk9Uh</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Email design best practices</strong></td><td>Read our top tips for designing engaging emails that convert.</td><td></td><td><a href="/pages/T3rRZUJx463PCNwNrJcZ">/pages/T3rRZUJx463PCNwNrJcZ</a></td></tr></tbody></table>


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