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Does CSS text-indent Work in HTML Email?
Support below refers to supporting a `<length>` value only. This does not include the new `each-line` or `hanging` keywords.
Quick Answer
Does text-indent work in HTML email?
The CSS text-indent property is supported in all major email clients tested. You can use it with confidence in your HTML emails.
Which Email Clients Support CSS text-indent?
CSS support for text-indent across email clients
| Email Client | Desktop | Mobile / Web | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gmail | ~ Partial | ~ Partial | — |
| Outlook (Windows) | ✓ Yes | ? | — |
| Outlook (Mac / Web) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | — |
| Apple Mail | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | — |
| Yahoo! Mail | ~ Partial | ~ Partial | — |
| Samsung Email | ? | ✓ Yes | — |
| Thunderbird | ✓ Yes | ? | — |
| ProtonMail | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | — |
| Fastmail | ✓ Yes | ? | — |
Notes
- #1 Partial. Negative values are not supported.
- #2 Partial. Hard-coded negative values are not supported, but negative values as a result of the `calc()` function are supported.
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