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CSS property · data last changed 10 Nov 2026

list-style in email clients

Works in 11 of 21. Not supported in Proton Mail. Partial in Gmail, Gmail Android, Gmail iOS and 6 more.

Your reader in Outlook Classic may not see list-style the way you wrote it, even if it looks right where you tested it.

caniemail (MIT) via @emailens/engine 0.18.22

What to do instead in Outlook Classic

  • Only list-style-type values are supported.

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All 21 clients, problems first

ClientSupport
Proton Mail Not supported
Gmail Partial See caveat 1
Gmail Android Partial See caveat 1
Gmail iOS Partial See caveat 1
Outlook Classic Partial See caveat 2
Outlook for Mac Partial See caveat 3
Yahoo Mail Partial See caveat 3
Yahoo Mail Android Partial See caveat 3
Yahoo Mail iOS Partial See caveat 3
AOL Mail Partial See caveat 3
Works in 11: Outlook 365, Outlook (New), Outlook iOS and 8 more. Show all
ClientSupport
Outlook 365 Works
Outlook (New) Works
Outlook iOS Works
Outlook Android Works
Apple Mail Works
Apple Mail iOS Works
Samsung Mail Works
Thunderbird Works
HEY Mail Works
Fastmail Works
Superhuman Works

Caveats (3)

  1. 1. Gmail, Gmail Android, Gmail iOS: list-style-image values are not supported. The entire list-style property is removed if present.
  2. 2. Outlook Classic: Only list-style-type values are supported.
  3. 3. Outlook for Mac, Yahoo Mail, Yahoo Mail Android, Yahoo Mail iOS, AOL Mail: list-style-image values are not supported but the rest of the list-style property is kept.

Caveats as recorded by caniemail (MIT), one entry per wording.

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caniemail (MIT) via @emailens/engine 0.18.22 · tested upstream 20 Apr 2020 · data last changed 10 Nov 2026 · Outlook (New) cells are the engine's mapping