Does overflow-wrap work in Gmail Android?

overflow-wrap is not supported in Gmail Android. Closest to Gmail iOS: Gmail Android, which agrees on 273 of the 300 features both are tested on.

overflow-wrap in Gmail iOS

Not supported overflow-wrap is not supported in Gmail iOS.

Works in 2 of 21 · partial in 3 · not supported in 13 · 3 untested

Which clients

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

Your reader in Gmail iOS sees the email without overflow-wrap, even if it looks right where you tested it.

The fix for Gmail iOS

Outlook Windows does not wrap a URL on word-break, word-wrap, or overflow-wrap. Insert  in a cell that has a width

after

8 lines

<table role="presentation" width="100%" cellpadding="0"
  cellspacing="0" border="0">
  <tr>
    <td width="100%">
      https://example.com/&#8203;very/&#8203;long/&#8203;url?token=&#8203;abc123def456
    </td>
  </tr>
</table>

Show the original

before

3 lines

<p style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">
  https://example.com/very/long/url?token=abc123def456
</p>

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What Gmail iOS does with overflow-wrap

@emailens/engine 0.18.22 on the original code

Gmail iOS does not support "overflow-wrap".

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Questions

How many email clients support overflow-wrap?: It works in 2 of 21, partial in 3, not supported in 13, 3 untested.
What do I use instead of overflow-wrap in Gmail iOS?: Outlook Windows does not wrap a URL on word-break, word-wrap, or overflow-wrap. Insert  in a cell that has a width.
Does overflow-wrap work in Gmail Android?: overflow-wrap is not 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 3 Aug 2022 · data last changed 10 Nov 2026 · Outlook (New) cells are the engine's mapping