list-style-position
CSS property · 18 supported, 0 partial, 2 unsupported across 21 clients
list-style-position is safe in 18 of 21 email clients as of Sep 2, 2026, the holdouts are Outlook (New), Outlook Classic.
- 7/7 webmail, 3/6 desktop, 8/8 mobile clients support list-style-position fully.
- Unsupported in Outlook (New), Outlook Classic.
- Outlook Classic (Word engine, supported to at least 2029) does not fully support list-style-position, 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 Apr 20, 2020, synced by Emailens Sep 2, 2026.
Client Support
| Client | Category | Engine | Support |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gmail | webmail | Gmail Web | Supported |
| Gmail Android | mobile | Gmail Mobile | Supported |
| Gmail iOS | mobile | Gmail Mobile | Supported |
| Outlook 365 | webmail | Outlook Web | Supported |
| Outlook (New) | desktop | Outlook Web | UnsupportedSee caveat 1 |
| Outlook Classic | desktop | Microsoft Word | UnsupportedSee caveat 1 |
| Outlook iOS | mobile | Outlook Mobile | Supported |
| Outlook Android | mobile | Outlook Mobile | Supported |
| Outlook for Mac | desktop | WebKit | Supported |
| Apple Mail | desktop | WebKit | Supported |
| Apple Mail iOS | mobile | WebKit | Supported |
| Yahoo Mail | webmail | Yahoo | Supported |
| Yahoo Mail Android | mobile | Yahoo | Supported |
| Yahoo Mail iOS | mobile | Yahoo | Supported |
| Samsung Mail | mobile | Samsung | Supported |
| Thunderbird | desktop | Gecko | Supported |
| HEY Mail | webmail | WebKit | Supported |
| Proton Mail | webmail | Proton | Supported |
| AOL Mail | webmail | AOL | Supported |
| Fastmail | webmail | Fastmail | Supported |
| Superhuman | desktop | Blink | Unknown |
Documented caveats (1)
- 1.Outlook (New), Outlook Classic: Not supported, but the proprietary
mso-text-indent-altproperty can be used instead.
Caveats recorded by caniemail.com (MIT) and carried verbatim, one entry per wording rather than per client.
Client-by-client behaviour for list-style-position
Fully supports list-style-position (18): Gmail, Gmail Android, Gmail iOS, Outlook 365, Outlook iOS, Outlook Android, Outlook for Mac, Apple Mail, Apple Mail iOS, Yahoo Mail, Yahoo Mail Android, Yahoo Mail iOS, Samsung Mail, Thunderbird, HEY Mail, Proton Mail, AOL Mail, Fastmail.
No support (2): Outlook (New), Outlook Classic. Plan fallbacks for these clients before relying on list-style-position in production sends.
Behaviour unverified in: Superhuman.
Fixes & Workarounds
Outlook (New)
Unsupported"list-style-position" is not supported in this email client.
Outlook Classic
Unsupported"list-style-position" is not supported in this email client.
Related Features
Check your own HTML for list-style-position
Paste your own, or run the sample below. Analyzed in this page, with no signup and nothing stored.
Test your list-style-position layout across 21 email clients
Preview rendering, catch CSS issues, and see how list-style-position displays across Outlook, Gmail, and Apple Mail. Free, no account needed.
Instant live preview · No signup required · 21 email engines
Last tested upstream: · Last synced by Emailens:
caniemail.com (MIT) records Apr 20, 2020 as the last time list-style-position was tested in a real client, 6 years before this sync. Syncing copies that result forward, it does not re-test it. Carried in @emailens/engine data v0.12.2.