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Does CSS Grouping selectors Work in HTML Email?

Grouping selectors (`.foo, .bar`) allows to apply the same styles to the different corresponding elements.

Quick Answer

Does Grouping selectors work in HTML email?

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

Which Email Clients Support CSS Grouping selectors?

CSS support for Grouping selectors 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.
  • #3 Partial. Only when used as class or ID selectors

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