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Does CSS direction Work in HTML Email?

Sets the direction of text or table columns.

Quick Answer

Does direction work in HTML email?

The CSS direction property is supported in all major email clients tested. You can use it with confidence in your HTML emails.

Which Email Clients Support CSS direction?

CSS support for direction across email clients

Email ClientDesktopMobile / WebNotes
Gmail✓ Yes✓ Yes
Outlook (Windows)✓ Yes?
Outlook (Mac / Web)✓ Yes✓ Yes
Apple Mail✓ Yes✓ Yes
Yahoo! Mail✓ Yes✓ Yes
Samsung Email?✓ Yes
Thunderbird✓ Yes?
ProtonMail✓ Yes✓ Yes
Fastmail✓ Yes?

Notes

  • #1 Buggy. The client applies an `rtl` direction to the entire email if it contains text in a `rtl` language.

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