HTML Elements

<svg>

HTML element · 6 supported, 1 partial, 14 unsupported across 21 clients

As of Sep 2, 2026, <svg> fails or degrades in 15 of 21 email clients, treat it as progressive enhancement, never structure.

1/7 webmail, 3/6 desktop, 2/8 mobile clients support <svg> fully.
Unsupported in Gmail, Gmail Android, Gmail iOS, Outlook 365 and 10 more.
Partial in Apple Mail, behavior differs from browsers, test before relying on it.
Outlook Classic (Word engine, supported to at least 2029) does not fully support <svg>, and its replacement changes little here; see the deprecation diff.
Documented before/after fixes on this page cover 21 clients, including Gmail and Gmail Android.
Across all clients, only 6 of 298 tracked HTML/CSS features render identically everywhere.

Source: caniemail.com (MIT), via the Emailens engine. Last tested upstream Feb 6, 2020, synced by Emailens Sep 2, 2026.

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	Unsupported
Outlook (New)	desktop	Outlook Web	Unsupported
Outlook Classic	desktop	Microsoft Word	Unsupported
Outlook iOS	mobile	Outlook Mobile	Unsupported
Outlook Android	mobile	Outlook Mobile	Unsupported
Outlook for Mac	desktop	WebKit	Supported
Apple Mail	desktop	WebKit	Partial^{See caveat 1}
Apple Mail iOS	mobile	WebKit	Supported
Yahoo Mail	webmail	Yahoo	Unsupported
Yahoo Mail Android	mobile	Yahoo	Unsupported
Yahoo Mail iOS	mobile	Yahoo	Unsupported
Samsung Mail	mobile	Samsung	Supported
Thunderbird	desktop	Gecko	Supported
HEY Mail	webmail	WebKit	Unsupported
Proton Mail	webmail	Proton	Supported
AOL Mail	webmail	AOL	Unsupported
Fastmail	webmail	Fastmail	Unsupported
Superhuman	desktop	Blink	Supported

Documented caveats (1)

1.Apple Mail: Buggy. Requires a background on the <body>. Can be any type of background, image or a color, can be set as attribute, inline style or in <style> block

Caveats recorded by caniemail.com (MIT) and carried verbatim, one entry per wording rather than per client.

Client-by-client behaviour for <svg>

Fully supports <svg> (6): Outlook for Mac, Apple Mail iOS, Samsung Mail, Thunderbird, Proton Mail, Superhuman.

Partial support (1): 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 (14): Gmail, Gmail Android, Gmail iOS, Outlook 365, Outlook (New), Outlook Classic, Outlook iOS, Outlook Android, Yahoo Mail, Yahoo Mail Android, Yahoo Mail iOS, HEY Mail, AOL Mail, Fastmail. Plan fallbacks for these clients before relying on <svg> in production sends.

Fixes & Workarounds

Gmail

Unsupported

Convert SVGs to PNG/JPG images.

Before (Broken)

before.html

3 lines

<svg width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24">
  <path d="M12 2L2 7l10 5 10-5-10-5z" fill="#6d28d9"/>
</svg>

After (Fixed)

fixed.html

3 lines

<img src="https://example.com/icon.png"
  width="24" height="24" alt="Icon"
  style="display: block; border: 0;" />

Convert inline SVG to an image for email compatibility

Gmail Android

Unsupported

Convert SVGs to PNG/JPG images.

Before (Broken)

before.html

3 lines

<svg width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24">
  <path d="M12 2L2 7l10 5 10-5-10-5z" fill="#6d28d9"/>
</svg>

After (Fixed)

fixed.html

3 lines

<img src="https://example.com/icon.png"
  width="24" height="24" alt="Icon"
  style="display: block; border: 0;" />

Convert inline SVG to an image for email compatibility

Gmail iOS

Unsupported

Convert SVGs to PNG/JPG images.

Before (Broken)

before.html

3 lines

<svg width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24">
  <path d="M12 2L2 7l10 5 10-5-10-5z" fill="#6d28d9"/>
</svg>

After (Fixed)

fixed.html

3 lines

<img src="https://example.com/icon.png"
  width="24" height="24" alt="Icon"
  style="display: block; border: 0;" />

Convert inline SVG to an image for email compatibility

Outlook 365

Unsupported

Convert SVGs to PNG/JPG images.

Before (Broken)

before.html

3 lines

<svg width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24">
  <path d="M12 2L2 7l10 5 10-5-10-5z" fill="#6d28d9"/>
</svg>

After (Fixed)

fixed.html

3 lines

<img src="https://example.com/icon.png"
  width="24" height="24" alt="Icon"
  style="display: block; border: 0;" />

Convert inline SVG to an image for email compatibility

Outlook (New)

Unsupported

Convert SVGs to PNG/JPG images.

Before (Broken)

before.html

3 lines

<svg width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24">
  <path d="M12 2L2 7l10 5 10-5-10-5z" fill="#6d28d9"/>
</svg>

After (Fixed)

fixed.html

3 lines

<img src="https://example.com/icon.png"
  width="24" height="24" alt="Icon"
  style="display: block; border: 0;" />

Convert inline SVG to an image for email compatibility

Outlook Classic

Unsupported

Convert SVGs to PNG/JPG images.

Before (Broken)

before.html

3 lines

<svg width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24">
  <path d="M12 2L2 7l10 5 10-5-10-5z" fill="#6d28d9"/>
</svg>

After (Fixed)

fixed.html

3 lines

<img src="https://example.com/icon.png"
  width="24" height="24" alt="Icon"
  style="display: block; border: 0;" />

Convert inline SVG to an image for email compatibility

Outlook iOS

Unsupported

Convert SVGs to PNG/JPG images.

Before (Broken)

before.html

3 lines

<svg width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24">
  <path d="M12 2L2 7l10 5 10-5-10-5z" fill="#6d28d9"/>
</svg>

After (Fixed)

fixed.html

3 lines

<img src="https://example.com/icon.png"
  width="24" height="24" alt="Icon"
  style="display: block; border: 0;" />

Convert inline SVG to an image for email compatibility

Outlook Android

Unsupported

Convert SVGs to PNG/JPG images.

Before (Broken)

before.html

3 lines

<svg width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24">
  <path d="M12 2L2 7l10 5 10-5-10-5z" fill="#6d28d9"/>
</svg>

After (Fixed)

fixed.html

3 lines

<img src="https://example.com/icon.png"
  width="24" height="24" alt="Icon"
  style="display: block; border: 0;" />

Convert inline SVG to an image for email compatibility

Yahoo Mail

Unsupported

Convert SVGs to PNG/JPG images.

Before (Broken)

before.html

3 lines

<svg width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24">
  <path d="M12 2L2 7l10 5 10-5-10-5z" fill="#6d28d9"/>
</svg>

After (Fixed)

fixed.html

3 lines

<img src="https://example.com/icon.png"
  width="24" height="24" alt="Icon"
  style="display: block; border: 0;" />

Convert inline SVG to an image for email compatibility

Yahoo Mail Android

Unsupported

Convert SVGs to PNG/JPG images.

Before (Broken)

before.html

3 lines

<svg width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24">
  <path d="M12 2L2 7l10 5 10-5-10-5z" fill="#6d28d9"/>
</svg>

After (Fixed)

fixed.html

3 lines

<img src="https://example.com/icon.png"
  width="24" height="24" alt="Icon"
  style="display: block; border: 0;" />

Convert inline SVG to an image for email compatibility

Yahoo Mail iOS

Unsupported

Convert SVGs to PNG/JPG images.

Before (Broken)

before.html

3 lines

<svg width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24">
  <path d="M12 2L2 7l10 5 10-5-10-5z" fill="#6d28d9"/>
</svg>

After (Fixed)

fixed.html

3 lines

<img src="https://example.com/icon.png"
  width="24" height="24" alt="Icon"
  style="display: block; border: 0;" />

Convert inline SVG to an image for email compatibility

HEY Mail

Unsupported

Convert SVGs to PNG/JPG images.

Before (Broken)

before.html

3 lines

<svg width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24">
  <path d="M12 2L2 7l10 5 10-5-10-5z" fill="#6d28d9"/>
</svg>

After (Fixed)

fixed.html

3 lines

<img src="https://example.com/icon.png"
  width="24" height="24" alt="Icon"
  style="display: block; border: 0;" />

Convert inline SVG to an image for email compatibility

AOL Mail

Unsupported

Convert SVGs to PNG/JPG images.

Before (Broken)

before.html

3 lines

<svg width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24">
  <path d="M12 2L2 7l10 5 10-5-10-5z" fill="#6d28d9"/>
</svg>

After (Fixed)

fixed.html

3 lines

<img src="https://example.com/icon.png"
  width="24" height="24" alt="Icon"
  style="display: block; border: 0;" />

Convert inline SVG to an image for email compatibility

Fastmail

Unsupported

Convert SVGs to PNG/JPG images.

Before (Broken)

before.html

3 lines

<svg width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24">
  <path d="M12 2L2 7l10 5 10-5-10-5z" fill="#6d28d9"/>
</svg>

After (Fixed)

fixed.html

3 lines

<img src="https://example.com/icon.png"
  width="24" height="24" alt="Icon"
  style="display: block; border: 0;" />

Convert inline SVG to an image for email compatibility

Apple Mail

Partial

Convert SVGs to PNG/JPG images.

Before (Broken)

before.html

3 lines

<svg width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24">
  <path d="M12 2L2 7l10 5 10-5-10-5z" fill="#6d28d9"/>
</svg>

After (Fixed)

fixed.html

3 lines

<img src="https://example.com/icon.png"
  width="24" height="24" alt="Icon"
  style="display: block; border: 0;" />

Convert inline SVG to an image for email compatibility

Production guidance for <svg>

When in doubt, ship a baseline that renders without <svg> and treat it as progressive enhancement on clients where support is verified. Emailens automatically detects cross-client divergence on this feature when you preview an email, so you can see exactly which template paths break before a campaign goes out.

Related Features

Check your own HTML for <svg>

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Test your <svg> layout across 21 email clients

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Last tested upstream: Feb 6, 2020 · Last synced by Emailens: Sep 2, 2026

caniemail.com (MIT) records Feb 6, 2020 as the last time <svg> was tested in a real client, 6 years before this sync. Syncing copies that result forward, it does not re-test it. Carried in @emailens/engine data v0.12.2.