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Does CSS border-inline & border-block individual logical properties Work in HTML Email?

Support for `border-inline` & `border-block` individual logical properties.

Quick Answer

Does border-inline & border-block individual logical properties work in HTML email?

The CSS border-inline & border-block individual logical properties property is supported in Apple Mail, ProtonMail. It is NOT supported in Gmail, Outlook (Windows), Yahoo! Mail. Always include a safe fallback for unsupported clients.

Which Email Clients Support CSS border-inline & border-block individual logical properties?

CSS support for border-inline & border-block individual logical properties across email clients

Email ClientDesktopMobile / WebNotes
Gmail✗ No✗ No—
Outlook (Windows)✗ No?—
Outlook (Mac / Web)~ Partial✗ No—
Apple Mail✓ Yes✓ Yes—
Yahoo! Mail✗ No✗ No—
Samsung Email?~ Partial—
Thunderbird??—
ProtonMail✓ Yes✓ Yes—
Fastmail??—

Notes

  • #1 Partial. `border-<inline/block>-color` and `border-<inline/block>-width` does not work.

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