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Does CSS ID selector Work in HTML Email?

The ID selector (`#id`) allows to apply styles to an element with the corresponding `id` attribute.

Quick Answer

Does ID selector work in HTML email?

The CSS ID 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 ID selector?

CSS support for ID 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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