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<svg> in Yahoo Mail

Not supported <svg> is not supported in Yahoo Mail.

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

The fix for Yahoo Mail

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 Yahoo Mail does with <svg>

@emailens/engine 0.18.22 on the original code

Yahoo Mail does not support inline SVG.

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Every feature in Yahoo Mail · <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 Yahoo Mail?
Convert inline SVG to an image for email compatibility.
Does <svg> work in Yahoo Mail iOS?
<svg> is not supported in Yahoo Mail iOS. Closest to Yahoo Mail: Yahoo Mail iOS, which agrees on 282 of the 298 features both are tested on.

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