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Does CSS Class selector Work in HTML Email?

The class selector (`.className`) allows to apply styles to a group of elements with the corresponding `class` attribute.

Quick Answer

Does Class selector work in HTML email?

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

Which Email Clients Support CSS Class selector?

CSS support for Class selector across email clients

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

Notes

  • #1 Partial. Not supported with non Google accounts.
  • #2 Buggy. The first `<head>` in the HTML is removed, so `<style>` elements need to be in a second `<head>` element.

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