opacity in Thunderbird
Works opacity works in Thunderbird.
Works in 19 of 21 · not supported in 2
Which clients
- Works
- Gmail, Gmail Android, Gmail iOS, Outlook 365, Outlook (New), 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, Fastmail, Superhuman
- Not supported
- Outlook Classic, AOL Mail
The fix for the clients that need it
Needed in 2 of 21: Outlook Classic and AOL Mail.
Replace opacity with solid color equivalents
.overlay {
/* Use a semi-transparent color instead of opacity */
background-color: #808080;
/* Or for modern clients: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) */
}Show the original
.overlay {
background-color: #000;
opacity: 0.5;
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Questions
- How many email clients support opacity?
- It works in 19 of 21, not supported in Outlook Classic and AOL Mail.
- Does opacity work in Apple Mail?
- opacity works in Apple Mail. Closest to Thunderbird: Apple Mail, which agrees on 219 of the 261 features both are tested on.
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