Pseudo-Classes & Selectors

:focus-visible

selector or pseudo-class · 6 supported, 3 partial, 4 unsupported across 21 clients

Client Support

Client	Category	Engine	Support
Gmail	webmail	Gmail Web	Unsupported
Gmail Android	mobile	Gmail Mobile	Unsupported
Gmail iOS	mobile	Gmail Mobile	Unsupported
Outlook 365	webmail	Outlook Web	Partial
Outlook (New)	desktop	Outlook Web	Unsupported
Outlook Classic	desktop	Microsoft Word	Unknown
Outlook iOS	mobile	Outlook Mobile	Unknown
Outlook Android	mobile	Outlook Mobile	Partial
Outlook for Mac	desktop	WebKit	Partial
Apple Mail	desktop	WebKit	Supported
Apple Mail iOS	mobile	WebKit	Unknown
Yahoo Mail	webmail	Yahoo	Supported
Yahoo Mail Android	mobile	Yahoo	Supported
Yahoo Mail iOS	mobile	Yahoo	Unknown
Samsung Mail	mobile	Samsung	Supported
Thunderbird	desktop	Gecko	Unknown
HEY Mail	webmail	WebKit	Unknown
Proton Mail	webmail	Proton	Supported
AOL Mail	webmail	AOL	Supported
Fastmail	webmail	Fastmail	Unknown
Superhuman	desktop	Blink	Unknown

Client-by-client behaviour for :focus-visible

Fully supports :focus-visible (6): Apple Mail, Yahoo Mail, Yahoo Mail Android, Samsung Mail, Proton Mail, AOL Mail.

Partial support (3): Outlook 365, Outlook Android, Outlook for Mac. Expect rendering quirks unique to each engine. Partial support typically means a subset of values, an ignored shorthand, or sanitizer-specific rewrites.

No support (4): Gmail, Gmail Android, Gmail iOS, Outlook (New). Plan fallbacks for these clients before relying on :focus-visible in production sends.

Behaviour unverified in: Outlook Classic, Outlook iOS, Apple Mail iOS, Yahoo Mail iOS, Thunderbird, HEY Mail, Fastmail, Superhuman.