<video> in Outlook iOS
Not supported <video> is not supported in Outlook iOS.
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 Outlook iOS sees the email without <video>, even if it looks right where you tested it.
The fix for Outlook iOS
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 Outlook iOS does with <video>
@emailens/engine 0.18.22 on the original code
Outlook iOS does not support <video> elements.
caniemail record, tested upstream 16 Sep 2019
- The
<video>element is supported, but the video can not play due to a strict Content Security Policy.
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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 Outlook iOS?
- Replace video with animated GIF or linked thumbnail.
- Does <video> work in Outlook Android?
- <video> is not supported in Outlook Android. Closest to Outlook iOS: Outlook Android, which agrees on 270 of the 296 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