CSS Properties

light-dark

CSS property · 3 supported, 3 partial, 11 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	Unsupported
Outlook (New)	desktop	Outlook Web	Unsupported
Outlook Classic	desktop	Microsoft Word	Unsupported
Outlook iOS	mobile	Outlook Mobile	Unsupported
Outlook Android	mobile	Outlook Mobile	Unknown
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	Unknown
Yahoo Mail iOS	mobile	Yahoo	Unsupported
Samsung Mail	mobile	Samsung	Partial
Thunderbird	desktop	Gecko	Supported
HEY Mail	webmail	WebKit	Partial
Proton Mail	webmail	Proton	Partial
AOL Mail	webmail	AOL	Unsupported
Fastmail	webmail	Fastmail	Unknown
Superhuman	desktop	Blink	Unknown

Client-by-client behaviour for light-dark

Fully supports light-dark (3): Apple Mail, Apple Mail iOS, Thunderbird.

Partial support (3): Samsung Mail, HEY Mail, Proton Mail. Expect rendering quirks unique to each engine. Partial support typically means a subset of values, an ignored shorthand, or sanitizer-specific rewrites.

No support (11): Gmail, Gmail Android, Gmail iOS, Outlook 365, Outlook (New), Outlook Classic, Outlook iOS, Outlook for Mac, Yahoo Mail, Yahoo Mail iOS, AOL Mail. Plan fallbacks for these clients before relying on light-dark in production sends.

Behaviour unverified in: Outlook Android, Yahoo Mail Android, Fastmail, Superhuman.