Preserving digital ink spatial relationships in electronic messages

Non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by an electronic processor, perform a set of functions, the set of functions comprising:

• receiving an electronic message from a first user device, the electronic message including an image, digital ink, and positional information associated with the digital ink, the positional information representing a position of the digital ink within the electronic message relative to a position of at least one additional object within the electronic message;
• receiving from a second user device a request for the electronic message;
• and
• in response to the request,
• determining whether the second user device is configured to display digital ink within electronic messages,
• in response to the second user device being configured to display digital ink within electronic messages, transmit the electronic message including the digital ink and the positional information associated with the digital ink to the second user device, and
• in response to the second user device not being configured to display digital ink within electronic messages, transmit the electronic message including the image to the second user device.