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Does CSS user-select Work in HTML Email?
Controls whether the user can select text.
Quick Answer
Does user-select work in HTML email?
The CSS user-select property is supported in Apple Mail, Samsung Email. It is NOT supported in Gmail, Outlook (Windows), Outlook (Mac / Web), and others. Always include a safe fallback for unsupported clients.
Which Email Clients Support CSS user-select?
CSS support for user-select across email clients
| Email Client | Desktop | Mobile / Web | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gmail | ✗ No | ✗ No | — |
| Outlook (Windows) | ✗ No | ? | — |
| Outlook (Mac / Web) | ✗ No | ✗ No | — |
| Apple Mail | ✓ Yes | ~ Partial | — |
| Yahoo! Mail | ✗ No | ✗ No | — |
| Samsung Email | ? | ✓ Yes | — |
| Thunderbird | ? | ? | — |
| ProtonMail | ? | ? | — |
| Fastmail | ? | ? | — |
Notes
- #1 Works with `-webkit` prefix
- #2 `all` value does not work
- #3 Property is stripped from style tag
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