:lang
selector or pseudo-class · 6 supported, 0 partial, 11 unsupported across 21 clients
As of Sep 2, 2026, :lang fails or degrades in 15 of 21 email clients, treat it as progressive enhancement, never structure.
- 1/7 webmail, 1/6 desktop, 4/8 mobile clients support :lang fully.
- Unsupported in Gmail, Gmail Android, Gmail iOS, Outlook 365 and 7 more.
- Outlook Classic (Word engine, supported to at least 2029) does not fully support :lang, and its replacement changes little here; see the deprecation diff.
- Across all clients, only 6 of 298 tracked HTML/CSS features render identically everywhere.
Source: caniemail.com (MIT), via the Emailens engine. Last tested upstream Jul 12, 2022, synced by Emailens Sep 2, 2026.
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 | Unsupported |
| Outlook (New) | desktop | Outlook Web | Unsupported |
| Outlook Classic | desktop | Microsoft Word | Unsupported |
| Outlook iOS | mobile | Outlook Mobile | Supported |
| Outlook Android | mobile | Outlook Mobile | Supported |
| Outlook for Mac | desktop | WebKit | Unsupported |
| Apple Mail | desktop | WebKit | Supported |
| Apple Mail iOS | mobile | WebKit | Supported |
| Yahoo Mail | webmail | Yahoo | Unsupported |
| Yahoo Mail Android | mobile | Yahoo | Unsupported |
| Yahoo Mail iOS | mobile | Yahoo | Unsupported |
| Samsung Mail | mobile | Samsung | Supported |
| Thunderbird | desktop | Gecko | Unknown |
| HEY Mail | webmail | WebKit | Unknown |
| Proton Mail | webmail | Proton | Supported |
| AOL Mail | webmail | AOL | Unsupported |
| Fastmail | webmail | Fastmail | Unknown |
| Superhuman | desktop | Blink | Unknown |
Client-by-client behaviour for :lang
Fully supports :lang (6): Outlook iOS, Outlook Android, Apple Mail, Apple Mail iOS, Samsung Mail, Proton Mail.
No support (11): Gmail, Gmail Android, Gmail iOS, Outlook 365, Outlook (New), Outlook Classic, Outlook for Mac, Yahoo Mail, Yahoo Mail Android, Yahoo Mail iOS, AOL Mail. Plan fallbacks for these clients before relying on :lang in production sends.
Behaviour unverified in: Thunderbird, HEY Mail, Fastmail, Superhuman.
Fixes & Workarounds
Gmail
Unsupported":lang" is not supported in this email client.
Gmail Android
Unsupported":lang" is not supported in this email client.
Gmail iOS
Unsupported":lang" is not supported in this email client.
Outlook 365
Unsupported":lang" is not supported in this email client.
Outlook (New)
Unsupported":lang" is not supported in this email client.
Outlook Classic
Unsupported":lang" is not supported in this email client.
Outlook for Mac
Unsupported":lang" is not supported in this email client.
Yahoo Mail
Unsupported":lang" is not supported in this email client.
Yahoo Mail Android
Unsupported":lang" is not supported in this email client.
Yahoo Mail iOS
Unsupported":lang" is not supported in this email client.
AOL Mail
Unsupported":lang" is not supported in this email client.
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Last tested upstream: · Last synced by Emailens:
caniemail.com (MIT) records Jul 12, 2022 as the last time :lang was tested in a real client, 4 years before this sync. Syncing copies that result forward, it does not re-test it. Carried in @emailens/engine data v0.12.2.