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<svg> in Gmail iOS

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

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 iOS sees the email without <svg>, even if it looks right where you tested it.

The fix for Gmail iOS

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>

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What Gmail iOS does with <svg>

@emailens/engine 0.18.22 on the original code

Gmail iOS does not support inline SVG.

Your next question

Every feature in Gmail iOS · <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 iOS?
Convert inline SVG to an image for email compatibility.
Does <svg> work in Gmail Android?
<svg> 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 6 Feb 2020 · data last changed 10 Nov 2026 · Outlook (New) cells are the engine's mapping