Skip to main content

Our email CSS engine is open source. Give it a star on GitHub 

Emailens
Sign in

<svg> in Gmail Android

Not supported <svg> is not supported in Gmail Android.

Works in 5 of 21 · partial in 1 · not supported in 15

Which clients
Works
Apple Mail iOS, Samsung Mail, Thunderbird, Proton Mail, Superhuman
Partial
Apple 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, HEY Mail, AOL Mail, Fastmail

Your reader in Gmail Android sees the email without <svg>, even if it looks right where you tested it.

The fix for Gmail Android

Convert inline SVG to an image for email compatibility

after 
<img src="https://example.com/icon.png"
  width="24" height="24" alt="Icon"
  style="display: block; border: 0;" />
Show the original
before 
<svg width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24">
  <path d="M12 2L2 7l10 5 10-5-10-5z" fill="#6d28d9"/>
</svg>

The checker needs a computer screen.

A free account opens all 21 clients and keeps your checks for 7 days. Create a free account →

What Gmail Android does with <svg>

@emailens/engine 0.18.22 on the original code

Gmail Android does not support inline SVG.

Your next question

Every feature in Gmail Android · <svg> in every client

Questions

How many email clients support <svg>?
It works in 5 of 21, partial in 1, not supported in 15.
What do I use instead of <svg> in Gmail Android?
Convert inline SVG to an image for email compatibility.
Does <svg> work in Gmail iOS?
<svg> is not supported in Gmail iOS. Closest to Gmail Android: Gmail iOS, which agrees on 273 of the 300 features both are tested on.

To see what else in your email Gmail Android does not support, paste the whole email.

The checker needs a computer screen.

caniemail (MIT) via @emailens/engine 0.18.22 · tested upstream 6 Feb 2020 · data last changed 10 Nov 2026 · Outlook (New) cells are the engine's mapping