← CSS Support Index

Does CSS clip-path Work in HTML Email?

Clips an element to a specified shape, hiding the parts outside the clipping region.

Quick Answer

Does clip-path work in HTML email?

The CSS clip-path property is supported in Outlook (Mac / Web), Apple Mail, Samsung Email, Thunderbird, and others. It is NOT supported in Gmail, Outlook (Windows), Yahoo! Mail. Always include a safe fallback for unsupported clients.

Which Email Clients Support CSS clip-path?

CSS support for clip-path across email clients

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

Notes

  • #1 Partial. `path()` is not supported.
  • #2 Partial. [Embedded SVG](/features/html-svg/) is not supported. Referencing an embedded SVG's `<clipPath>` with `url()` does not work.
  • #3 Partial. Referencing an external SVG's `<clipPath>` with `url()` does not work.

Frequently Asked Questions

Test Your Email Now

Paste your HTML and see how it renders in clients that don't support
clip-path.

Open Email Previewer

Building a new email instead of checking an existing one? MailViewr's Email Builder only lets you use CSS that's known to render across clients, so clip-path can't sneak into your markup by accident. Open the Email Builder →