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Does CSS text-decoration-thickness Work in HTML Email?

Sets the thickness of text decoration lines such as underlines.

Quick Answer

Does text-decoration-thickness work in HTML email?

The CSS text-decoration-thickness property is supported in Outlook (Mac / Web), Apple Mail, ProtonMail, Fastmail. It is NOT supported in Gmail, Outlook (Windows), Yahoo! Mail, and others. Always include a safe fallback for unsupported clients.

Which Email Clients Support CSS text-decoration-thickness?

CSS support for text-decoration-thickness across email clients

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

Notes

  • #1 Supported with prefix `-webkit-`.
  • #2 Not supported, but the proprietary `text-underline-style` property can be used instead with the keyword value `thick`.

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