Creating effective and user-friendly communication channels is paramount, HTML mailto links, allows users to initiate emails with a single click.
Usage
HTML mailto links provide a simple way to enable users to send emails by clicking a link on a webpage. The basic structure of a mailto link is as follows:
<a href="mailto:[email protected]">Send Email</a>Multiple Recipients
To include multiple recipients, separate their email addresses with commas:
<a href="mailto:[email protected],[email protected]">Send Email</a>Adding a subject
You can pre-fill the subject of the email using the subject parameter:
<a href="mailto:[email protected]?subject=Your%20Subject">Send Email</a>Adding a body text
Include the body parameter to pre-fill the email body:
<a href="mailto:[email protected]?body=Hello%20there!">Send Email</a>You can use spaces in the subject and body, but to be more precise, we recommend you replace spaces with “%20”.
Adding CC and BCC
<a href="mailto:[email protected][email protected], [email protected], [email protected]&subject=Big%20News">Email Us</a><a href="mailto:[email protected][email protected], [email protected]&subject=Big%20News">Email Us</a>Combined Parameters
You can combine multiple parameters in a single mailto link:
<a href="mailto:[email protected]?subject=Your%20Subject&body=Hello%20there!">Send Email</a>FAQs
Can I include both the subject and body in a mailto link?
Yes, as demonstrated in the examples above, you can combine multiple parameters in a single mailto link to pre-fill the subject, body, and other details.
Is it possible to open the email client without pre-filling any details?
Certainly! You can create a simple mailto link without any parameters:
<a href="mailto:">Send Email</a>
This will open the default email client without pre-filling any information.