HTML element · data last changed 10 Nov 2026
<link> in email clients
Works in 3 of 21. Not supported in Gmail, Gmail Android, Gmail iOS and 15 more.
Your reader in Gmail sees the email without <link>, even if it looks right where you tested it.
caniemail (MIT) via @emailens/engine 0.18.22
The fix for Gmail
Inline all CSS instead of using external stylesheets
<div style="max-width: 600px; margin: 0 auto;">
<div style="background-color: #6d28d9; padding: 32px;"></div>
</div>Show the original
<head>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="styles.css" />
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<link> is not among the 24 features we have screenshotted on real installs. The ones we have →
All 21 clients, problems first
| Client | Support |
|---|---|
| Gmail | Not supported |
| Gmail Android | Not supported |
| Gmail iOS | Not supported |
| Outlook 365 | Not supported |
| Outlook (New) | Not supported |
| Outlook iOS | Not supported |
| Outlook Android | Not supported |
| Outlook for Mac | Not supported |
| Yahoo Mail | Not supported |
| Yahoo Mail Android | Not supported |
| Yahoo Mail iOS | Not supported |
| Samsung Mail | Not supported |
| Thunderbird | Not supported |
| HEY Mail | Not supported |
| Proton Mail | Not supported |
| AOL Mail | Not supported |
| Fastmail | Not supported |
| Superhuman | Not supported |
| Outlook Classic | Works |
| Apple Mail | Works |
| Apple Mail iOS | Works |
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