How many email clients support @media?

It works in 5 of 21, partial in 14, not supported in Outlook Classic and Thunderbird.

Does @media work in Gmail iOS?

@media is partly supported in Gmail iOS. Closest to Gmail Android: Gmail iOS, which agrees on 273 of the 300 features both are tested on.

@media in Gmail Android

Partial @media is partly supported in Gmail Android.

Not supported with non Google accounts.

Works in 5 of 21 · partial in 14 · not supported in 2

Which clients

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

What to do instead in Gmail Android

Design mobile-first for clients without media query support

instead

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<!-- Single-column layout that works without @media -->
<table role="presentation" width="100%"
  style="max-width: 600px;" cellpadding="0"
  cellspacing="0" border="0">
  <tr>
    <td style="padding: 16px;">Left Column</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td style="padding: 16px;">Right Column</td>
  </tr>
</table>

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before

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<table width="800">
  <tr>
    <td width="400">Left Column</td>
    <td width="400">Right Column</td>
  </tr>
</table>
<style>
  @media (max-width: 600px) {
    table { width: 100% !important; }
    td { display: block !important; width: 100% !important; }
  }
</style>

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What Gmail Android does with @media

caniemail record, tested upstream 13 Dec 2023

Partial. Not supported with non Google accounts.
Partial. Does not support height based media queries.

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Questions

How many email clients support @media?: It works in 5 of 21, partial in 14, not supported in Outlook Classic and Thunderbird.
What do I use instead of @media in Gmail Android?: Design mobile-first for clients without media query support.
Does @media work in Gmail iOS?: @media is partly supported in Gmail iOS. Closest to Gmail Android: Gmail iOS, which agrees on 273 of the 300 features both are tested on.

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