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@media in Gmail iOS

Partial @media is partly supported in Gmail iOS.

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 iOS

Design mobile-first for clients without media query support

instead 
<!-- 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>
Show the original
before 
<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 iOS 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 iOS?
Design mobile-first for clients without media query support.
Does @media work in Gmail Android?
@media is partly supported in Gmail Android. Closest to Gmail iOS: Gmail Android, which agrees on 273 of the 300 features both are tested on.

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caniemail (MIT) via @emailens/engine 0.18.22 · tested upstream 13 Dec 2023 · data last changed 10 Nov 2026 · Outlook (New) cells are the engine's mapping