(Cross posted from the Apps Developer Blog)
Posted by Pierce
Vollucci, Associate Product Manager, Gmail and Steve Bazyl, Developer Programs
Engineer, Google Apps
When you send emails, your recipients might read them on a computer, tablet, or
phone—or more likely, all three. However your message might look different on
all these devices. Later this month, you’ll be able to use CSS media queries
with Gmail and Inbox by Gmail to ensure that your message is formatted the way
you intended, whether it's viewed on a computer, a phone in portrait mode, or a
tablet in landscape mode. You’ll be able to change styles based on width,
rotation, and resolution, allowing for more responsive formatting to optimize
your email for every device.
Example of an email before and after responsive design |
In discussions with email designers, these supported CSS rules were identified
as the most useful media queries to support responsive design. This is just one
part of an overall effort to expand CSS support in Gmail and to give email
designers more control over how their messages are rendered. For example, the
CSS below applies the color red when the screen width exceeds 500px.
@media screen and (min-width: 500px) {
.colored {
color:red;
}
}
You can find the full list of supported CSS rules in the
developer
documentation. We hope this reference helps you create more feature-rich,
responsive email for users. Happy formatting!
Launch Details
Release track:
Launching to both Rapid release and Scheduled release after September 29, 2016
Rollout pace:
Gradual rollout (more than 3 days for feature visibility)
Impact:
All end-users
Action:
Change management suggested
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