Can all the CSS for HTML emails css go in the head?

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Craig Ward picture Craig Ward · Aug 23, 2012 · Viewed 7.5k times · Source

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.

Answer

Dipak picture Dipak · Aug 23, 2012

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

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