HTML Elements

<textarea>

HTML element · 13 supported, 1 partial, 6 unsupported across 21 clients

Client Support

Client	Category	Engine	Support
Gmail	webmail	Gmail Web	Supported
Gmail Android	mobile	Gmail Mobile	Supported
Gmail iOS	mobile	Gmail Mobile	Supported
Outlook 365	webmail	Outlook Web	Supported
Outlook (New)	desktop	Outlook Web	Unsupported
Outlook Classic	desktop	Microsoft Word	Unsupported
Outlook iOS	mobile	Outlook Mobile	Supported
Outlook Android	mobile	Outlook Mobile	Unsupported
Outlook for Mac	desktop	WebKit	Supported
Apple Mail	desktop	WebKit	Supported
Apple Mail iOS	mobile	WebKit	Supported
Yahoo Mail	webmail	Yahoo	Supported
Yahoo Mail Android	mobile	Yahoo	Unsupported
Yahoo Mail iOS	mobile	Yahoo	Supported
Samsung Mail	mobile	Samsung	Unsupported
Thunderbird	desktop	Gecko	Partial
HEY Mail	webmail	WebKit	Unsupported
Proton Mail	webmail	Proton	Supported
AOL Mail	webmail	AOL	Supported
Fastmail	webmail	Fastmail	Supported
Superhuman	desktop	Blink	Unknown

Client-by-client behaviour for <textarea>

Fully supports <textarea> (13): Gmail, Gmail Android, Gmail iOS, Outlook 365, Outlook iOS, Outlook for Mac, Apple Mail, Apple Mail iOS, Yahoo Mail, Yahoo Mail iOS, Proton Mail, AOL Mail, Fastmail.

Partial support (1): Thunderbird. Expect rendering quirks unique to each engine. Partial support typically means a subset of values, an ignored shorthand, or sanitizer-specific rewrites.

No support (6): Outlook (New), Outlook Classic, Outlook Android, Yahoo Mail Android, Samsung Mail, HEY Mail. Plan fallbacks for these clients before relying on <textarea> in production sends.

Behaviour unverified in: Superhuman.