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linear-gradient in Samsung Mail

Partial linear-gradient is partly supported in Samsung Mail.

Not supported with Hotmail/Outlook accounts.

Works in 9 of 21 · partial in 2 · not supported in 10

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

Your reader in Samsung Mail may not see linear-gradient the way you wrote it, even if it looks right where you tested it.

What to do instead in Samsung Mail

Add solid color fallback for gradient backgrounds

instead
<td style="background-color: #667eea;
            background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #667eea, #764ba2);
            padding: 40px; color: #fff;">
  Content here
</td>
Show the original
before
<td style="background: linear-gradient(135deg, #667eea, #764ba2);
            padding: 40px; color: #fff;">
  Content here
</td>

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What Samsung Mail does with linear-gradient

caniemail record, tested upstream 29 Dec 2021

  • Partial. Not supported with Hotmail/Outlook accounts.

Your next question

Every feature in Samsung Mail · linear-gradient in every client

Questions

How many email clients support linear-gradient?
It works in 9 of 21, partial in 2, not supported in 10.
What do I use instead of linear-gradient in Samsung Mail?
Add solid color fallback for gradient backgrounds.
Does linear-gradient work in Apple Mail?
linear-gradient works in Apple Mail. Closest to Samsung Mail: Apple Mail, which agrees on 248 of the 297 features both are tested on.

To see what else in your email Samsung Mail does not support, paste the whole email.

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Real captures 14 Oct 2026 on 10 installs · caniemail (MIT) via @emailens/engine 0.18.22 · tested upstream 29 Dec 2021 · data last changed 10 Nov 2026 · Outlook (New) cells are the engine's mapping