Help needed with Gmail and CSS
I’m having trouble with my email HTML in Gmail. It seems like Gmail is completely ignoring the display:none CSS property. This is really frustrating because I’m trying to hide certain rows and divs in my email layout.
Does anyone know why this might be happening? Are there any workarounds or alternatives I can use to hide elements in Gmail emails? I’ve tried a few different approaches, but nothing seems to work.
Here’s a simple example of what I’m trying to do:
<div style="display:none;">
This content should be hidden
</div>
But Gmail keeps showing this div anyway. Any ideas or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance for your help!
yo, i feel ur pain with gmail’s css weirdness. have u tried using max-height:0 and overflow:hidden together? like this:
hide me plz
works pretty good for me most of the time. good luck man!
Gmail’s CSS handling can be quite frustrating. In my experience, using inline CSS with ‘!important’ often helps override Gmail’s default styles. Try this approach:
Hidden content here
This combination has worked well for me in most cases. Additionally, consider using media queries for responsive design, as Gmail supports some @media rules. Remember to test extensively across different devices and email clients to ensure consistent rendering. If all else fails, you might need to resort to conditional coding specifically for Gmail using its supported CSS classes.
I’ve encountered this issue with Gmail before, and it can be quite frustrating. From my experience, Gmail strips out certain CSS properties for security reasons, including ‘display:none’.
A workaround I’ve found effective is using ‘mso-hide:all’ combined with setting the height and width to 0. Something like this:
<div style="mso-hide:all; height:0; width:0; overflow:hidden;">
This content should be hidden
</div>
This approach has worked well for me across various email clients, including Gmail. It’s not perfect, but it’s the most reliable method I’ve found so far.
Another tip: always test your emails thoroughly across different clients and devices. Email rendering can be unpredictable, so it’s crucial to verify your layout works as intended before sending it out.