How many email clients support @font-face?

It works in 6 of 21, not supported in 15.

Does @font-face work in Gmail iOS?

@font-face is not supported in Gmail iOS. Closest to Gmail Android: Gmail iOS, which agrees on 273 of the 300 features both are tested on.

@font-face in Gmail Android

Not supported @font-face is not supported in Gmail Android.

Works in 6 of 21 · not supported in 15

Which clients

Works: Apple Mail, Apple Mail iOS, Samsung Mail, Thunderbird, HEY Mail, Superhuman
Not supported: Gmail, Gmail Android, Gmail iOS, Outlook 365, Outlook (New), Outlook Classic, Outlook iOS, Outlook Android, Outlook for Mac, Yahoo Mail, Yahoo Mail Android, Yahoo Mail iOS, Proton Mail, AOL Mail, Fastmail

Your reader in Gmail Android sees the email without @font-face, even if it looks right where you tested it.

What to do instead in Gmail Android

Add web-safe font fallback stack

instead

8 lines

/* Keep @font-face for clients that support it */
@font-face {
  font-family: 'CustomFont';
  src: url('custom.woff2') format('woff2');
}
h1 {
  font-family: 'CustomFont', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
}

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before

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@font-face {
  font-family: 'CustomFont';
  src: url('custom.woff2') format('woff2');
}
h1 { font-family: 'CustomFont'; }

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What Gmail Android does with @font-face

@emailens/engine 0.18.22 on the original code

Gmail Android does not support "@font-face".

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Questions

How many email clients support @font-face?: It works in 6 of 21, not supported in 15.
What do I use instead of @font-face in Gmail Android?: Add web-safe font fallback stack.
Does @font-face work in Gmail iOS?: @font-face is not supported in Gmail iOS. Closest to Gmail Android: Gmail iOS, which agrees on 273 of the 300 features both are tested on.

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caniemail (MIT) via @emailens/engine 0.18.22 · tested upstream 19 Dec 2023 · data last changed 10 Nov 2026 · Outlook (New) cells are the engine's mapping