word-spacing
CSS property · 11 supported, 1 partial, 2 unsupported across 15 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 | Supported |
| Apple Mail | desktop | WebKit | Supported |
| Apple Mail iOS | mobile | WebKit | Supported |
| Yahoo Mail | webmail | Yahoo | Partial |
| Samsung Mail | mobile | Samsung | Supported |
| Thunderbird | desktop | Gecko | Supported |
| HEY Mail | webmail | WebKit | Unknown |
| Superhuman | desktop | Blink | Supported |
Client-by-client behaviour for word-spacing
Fully supports word-spacing (11): Gmail, Gmail Android, Gmail iOS, Outlook 365, Outlook iOS, Outlook Android, Apple Mail, Apple Mail iOS, Samsung Mail, Thunderbird, Superhuman.
Partial support (1): Yahoo Mail. Expect rendering quirks unique to each engine — partial support typically means a subset of values, an ignored shorthand, or sanitizer-specific rewrites.
No support (2): Outlook (New), Outlook Classic. Plan fallbacks for these clients before relying on word-spacing in production sends.
Behaviour unverified in: HEY Mail.
Fixes & Workarounds
Outlook (New)
Unsupported"word-spacing" is not supported in this email client.
Outlook Classic
Unsupported"word-spacing" is not supported in this email client.
Yahoo Mail
Partial"word-spacing" is not supported in this email client.
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