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Does CSS line-height Work in HTML Email?

Sets the height of a line box. Or, basically, the height of a line of text.

Quick Answer

Does line-height work in HTML email?

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

Which Email Clients Support CSS line-height?

CSS support for line-height across email clients

Email ClientDesktopMobile / WebNotes
Gmail✓ Yes✓ Yes
Outlook (Windows)~ Partial?
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. `em` and `px` units behave weirdly. Use `mso-line-height-rule:exactly`.
  • #2 Partial. `normal` value is not supported.

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