I want to apply embedded css in html email page. But when i am doing this all the css is not applying to html email when trying to send email using this html page. Any solution to enable css visibility in email when send this html page into an email ?
The best approach is to inline your CSS rather than use the <style> tag as it's not heavily supported.
HTML/CSS in email can be a difficult thing due to the fluctuation of support in email clients.
This list is very helpful for checking out what is supported and help guide you along the way.
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I have HTML template completely written with div, a, img, button elements with inline CSS styling. It renders perfectly in HTML editors but not in Email clients. Should it be completely written in table form for Email clients? Here is my code:
Look it on JSFiddle
I believe your particular question is dependent on which email-client you are targeting. It would be helpful if you could specify which email-client you are looking to use, as well as which parts of your html are not working, because certain email-clients may not support certain parts of your code.
For example, as defined here,
Outlook has the following problems for rendering HTML:
Outlook does not “understand” HTML bulleted list tags
Outlook uses Times New Roman as the default font
Outlook may add a page break to an email if it exceeds 1800px
Outlook cleans up paragraph and margin spacing
Outlook does not support background images
Which you may be able to fix by using specific techniques, such as, as you mentioned, wrapping with tables. I found a link here that may be helpful if you are trying to resolve the rendering on Outlook.
If there is another specific email-client you need to target, there should be posts on stack overflow or on the web for resolving them as well.
Good luck!
You do have to use tables in email HTML and then use CSS and formatting to mask it. Here's a handy guide you can use for email HTML.
I am coding a html email template. All my code is inline. There are media queries between <style> tag inside the <head> tag.
Can I put the <style> tag inside the <body> tag?
Would that work with all major email clients?
Style tag inside the body has almost identical compatability to a style tag in the head. Each client offers different quirks with this, so overall I would recommend using style in head unless you are unable to.
For example Gmail will strip the style tag regardless where you put it. Your best bet is to test continuously using a service like Litmus or Email on Acid.
Good reference for CSS compatability in email is https://www.campaignmonitor.com/css/
It seems client dependent. Check out a similar answer here.
Some clients will support the use of styling in the body, but generally not in the head. Since there is really no way to incorporate css, it makes sense that this would be the case.
I am using one of the MailChimp templates as a base for an email design, however I will not be using MailChimp to send the email.
The MailChimp template has around 330 lines of CSS in the head. Its beens a while since I last did HTML emails, but is this acceptable or do I have to use inline styles on the elements?
I wasn't sure if MailChimp had a script that turned all the styles into inline css, and if I had to do the same thing.
inline CSS is the most preferred for email templates, because not all email clients support CSS in head section
Here is Guide to CSS support in email
Gmail is now rolling out support for media queries and styles in the head. Using Campaign Monitor's Guide, all the major clients now support styles in the head. If you're wanting the broadest possible support it's probably safer to keep inlining styles, but if your users are all using the major clients it's now safe to start pulling the styles out.
Inline Styles is the way go to achieve a consistent look and feel across all email clients.
Also have a look at: http://coding.smashingmagazine.com/2012/03/13/techniques-overcome-poor-css-support-email/
Here is a great tool for taking an HTML-email document with styles in the header and moving them inline. Should save you a lot of time and effort.
http://premailer.dialect.ca/
It depends on which company you are using to send the email, certain companies, such as campaign monitor will automatically add your styles in the head to the corresponding elements marked with that class or ID. I would check whether the company provides that service before sending.
I would recommend using inline styling at all times, even if you are using a service that automatically adds it inline, just in case you ever decide to switch to another provider.
Generally the issues with using styles in the head come from gmail, hotmail and yahoo mail. These email clients tend to strip out the <head> tags. Some people claim that they are having positive results within these email clients with <head> styles, but if I were you I would play it safe and go inline.
We have an single-page web app that displays emails. Some of the emails we're viewing contain style elements that, when loaded into the DOM, affect our entire app. What's the best way to prevent this from happening? I'm currently removing style elements using the HtmlAgilityPack as shown in the post below, but I'm wondering if there's an easier way.
Regex to remove body tag attributes (C#)
Use iframes. That will put the message into a separate document, and there will be no styling interference.
Since you said html emails, the only way to make the Css work is to give inline css style's. External CSS will never work on html mails.
I have no idea what's going on now. I threw together a simple page with very simple CSS. I used tables cause i know you can't use div elements like normal for emails. So after viewing it in my browser, it looks like this:
http://i.stack.imgur.com/8FBtf.png
And after sending it through mail (the cells data has been replaced):
http://i.stack.imgur.com/tuXvA.png
So the CSS doesn't apply at all!
Here's the HTML and CSS:
http://pastebin.com/PySeeW4m
Any ideas?
Most e-mail clients only read the CSS if it is provided inline through style= tags, Mailchimp provides a great tool to do this automatically:
CSS Inliner Tool
CSS in e-mail is only partially supported and support differs greatly amongst clients. Have a look at http://www.campaignmonitor.com/css/
You probably need to have all CSS inline for more compatibility.
please consider that f.i. gmail strips out style definitions from the HTML template.
You can use a workaround and include style information direct in the element like this
<div style="width:150px">...</div>
To use your css like it is right now just use a css parser and attach it to the elements via a regular expression
Regards