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gap in Apple Mail

Works gap works in Apple Mail.

Works in 7 of 21 · partial in 9 · not supported in 5

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

The fix for the clients that need it

Needed in 14 of 21: Outlook Classic, Yahoo Mail, Yahoo Mail Android and 11 more.

Use padding or margin on child elements instead of gap

instead 
<table role="presentation" cellpadding="0"
  cellspacing="0" border="0">
  <tr>
    <td style="padding-right: 16px;">Item 1</td>
    <td style="padding-right: 16px;">Item 2</td>
    <td>Item 3</td>
  </tr>
</table>
Show the original
before 
<div style="display: flex; gap: 16px;">
  <div>Item 1</div>
  <div>Item 2</div>
  <div>Item 3</div>
</div>

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Questions

How many email clients support gap?
It works in 7 of 21, partial in 9, not supported in 5.
Does gap work in Apple Mail iOS?
gap works in Apple Mail iOS. Closest to Apple Mail: Apple Mail iOS, which agrees on 284 of the 298 features both are tested on.

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