Sonic the Hedgehog Game in Email

One of the exciting possibilities of interactive email is games. Kristian Robinson of Two built two really cool versions of Sonic the Hedgehog games that you can play within an email. I was blown away with the slick execution of both

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Background Images in Windows 10 Mail

Although VML is widely used in Microsoft Outlook 2007-2016, background image support has been elusive in the new Windows 10 Mail. Marshall Gerz found a method of implementing VML that allowed for background images to work in both Outlook and Windows 10 Mail.

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How to Prevent Gmail From Displaying An Image Download Button In Your Email

If you have unlinked images in your email and the image is above a certain size, Gmail will display an image download icon when you move the cursor over the image.

Check out this article to learn some of the techniques you can

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:hover Pseudo-Class Limitations on iOS Mail

Pseudo-classes such as :hover and :checked are work-horses of interactive email.

However you should be aware that the :hover pseudo-class will only activate on certain elements in the iOS email client and knowing this can save you some headaches when troubleshooting

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