Pseudo-Classes & Selectors

pseudo-class-active

CSS property · 10 supported, 2 partial, 8 unsupported across 21 clients

Client Support

Client	Category	Engine	Support
Gmail	webmail	Gmail Web	Unsupported
Gmail Android	mobile	Gmail Mobile	Unsupported
Gmail iOS	mobile	Gmail Mobile	Unsupported
Outlook 365	webmail	Outlook Web	Partial
Outlook (New)	desktop	Outlook Web	Unsupported
Outlook Classic	desktop	Microsoft Word	Unsupported
Outlook iOS	mobile	Outlook Mobile	Unsupported
Outlook Android	mobile	Outlook Mobile	Supported
Outlook for Mac	desktop	WebKit	Supported
Apple Mail	desktop	WebKit	Partial
Apple Mail iOS	mobile	WebKit	Unsupported
Yahoo Mail	webmail	Yahoo	Supported
Yahoo Mail Android	mobile	Yahoo	Supported
Yahoo Mail iOS	mobile	Yahoo	Supported
Samsung Mail	mobile	Samsung	Unsupported
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

Client-by-client behaviour for pseudo-class-active

Fully supports pseudo-class-active (10): Outlook Android, Outlook for Mac, Yahoo Mail, Yahoo Mail Android, Yahoo Mail iOS, Thunderbird, HEY Mail, Proton Mail, AOL Mail, Fastmail.

Partial support (2): Outlook 365, Apple Mail. Expect rendering quirks unique to each engine. Partial support typically means a subset of values, an ignored shorthand, or sanitizer-specific rewrites.

No support (8): Gmail, Gmail Android, Gmail iOS, Outlook (New), Outlook Classic, Outlook iOS, Apple Mail iOS, Samsung Mail. Plan fallbacks for these clients before relying on pseudo-class-active in production sends.

Behaviour unverified in: Superhuman.