How many email clients support transition?

It works in 4 of 21, partial in 7, not supported in 10.

Does transition work in AOL Mail?

transition is partly supported in AOL Mail. Closest to Outlook Classic: AOL Mail, which agrees on 206 of the 298 features both are tested on.

transition in Outlook Classic

Not supported transition is not supported in Outlook Classic.

Works in 4 of 21 · partial in 7 · not supported in 10

Which clients

Works: Apple Mail, Apple Mail iOS, Thunderbird, Fastmail
Partial: Yahoo Mail, Yahoo Mail Android, Yahoo Mail iOS, Samsung Mail, HEY Mail, AOL Mail, Superhuman
Not supported: Gmail, Gmail Android, Gmail iOS, Outlook 365, Outlook (New), Outlook Classic, Outlook iOS, Outlook Android, Outlook for Mac, Proton Mail

What to do instead in Outlook Classic

Transitions don't work in email; style the default state well

instead

8 lines

.button {
  /* Use the most visually appealing state as default.
     :hover is only supported in a few clients. */
  background-color: #6d28d9;
  color: #ffffff;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-weight: bold;
}

Show the original

before

7 lines

.button {
  background-color: #6d28d9;
  transition: background-color 0.2s;
}
.button:hover {
  background-color: #5b21b6;
}

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How many email clients support transition?: It works in 4 of 21, partial in 7, not supported in 10.
What do I use instead of transition in Outlook Classic?: Transitions don't work in email; style the default state well.
Does transition work in AOL Mail?: transition is partly supported in AOL Mail. Closest to Outlook Classic: AOL Mail, which agrees on 206 of the 298 features both are tested on.

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