<video> in Gmail
Not supported <video> is not supported in Gmail.
Works in 3 of 21 · partial in 2 · not supported in 16
Which clients
- Works
- Outlook for Mac, Apple Mail, Thunderbird
- Partial
- Apple Mail iOS, Samsung Mail
- Not supported
- Gmail, Gmail Android, Gmail iOS, Outlook 365, Outlook (New), Outlook Classic, Outlook iOS, Outlook Android, Yahoo Mail, Yahoo Mail Android, Yahoo Mail iOS, HEY Mail, Proton Mail, AOL Mail, Fastmail, Superhuman
Your reader in Gmail sees the email without <video>, even if it looks right where you tested it.
The fix for Gmail
Replace video with animated GIF or linked thumbnail
<a href="https://example.com/watch" target="_blank">
<img src="https://example.com/video-thumb.gif"
width="600" alt="Watch the video"
style="display: block; border: 0; max-width: 100%;" />
</a>Show the original
<video width="600" autoplay muted>
<source src="demo.mp4" type="video/mp4">
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What Gmail does with <video>
@emailens/engine 0.18.22 on the original code
Gmail does not support <video> elements.
caniemail record, tested upstream 16 Sep 2019
<video>,<source>and<track>tags are replaced by<u></u>tags.
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Questions
- How many email clients support <video>?
- It works in 3 of 21, partial in 2, not supported in 16.
- What do I use instead of <video> in Gmail?
- Replace video with animated GIF or linked thumbnail.
- Does <video> work in Gmail iOS?
- <video> is not supported in Gmail iOS. Closest to Gmail: Gmail iOS, which agrees on 251 of the 300 features both are tested on.
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caniemail (MIT) via @emailens/engine 0.18.22 · tested upstream 16 Sep 2019 · data last changed 10 Nov 2026 · Outlook (New) cells are the engine's mapping