How to generate HTML mailto links

Generating HTML mailto links

What is mailto link

Mailto link is a type of HTML link that activates the default mail client on the computer for sending an e-mail. The web browser requires a default e-mail client software installed on his computer in order to activate the e-mail client. If you have Microsoft Outlook, for example as your default mail client, pressing a mailto link will open a new mail window. 


How to create mailto link in HTML

Mail to email address with cc, bcc, subject and body

<a href="mailto:rajatvedi007@gmail.com?cc=vedi.rajat@gmail.com&bcc=test@testing.com

&subject=The%20subject%20of%20the%20email

&body=The%20body%20of%20the%20email">

Send mail with cc, bcc, subject and body</a>


Important Note -

How to add spaces in the mail's subject or body

You can add spaces by writing %20 in the text of the subject or body.

<a href="mailto:test@gmail.com?subject=The%20subject&body=This%20is%20a%20message%20body">Send mail</a>


How to add line break in the mail's body

You can add newline by writing %0D%0A in the text of the body.

<a href="mailto:test@gmail.com?body=Line1-text%0D%0ALine2-text">Send mail</a>


How to add multiple email recipients

You can add multiple recipients by writing a comma separator (,) between email addresses.

<a href="mailto:test1@gmail.com,test2@gmail.com">Send mail</a>


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